What Texas Thistle supports
123
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
13
food
88
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on plume thistles
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
on plume thistles
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth
Atteva aurea
on plume thistles
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Parthenice Tiger Moth
Apantesis parthenice
on plume thistles
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Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
on plume thistles
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Little Metalmark
Calephelis virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on plume thistles
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Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee
Melissodes desponsus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium
on plume thistles
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Osmia chalybea
Pollen specialist on Cirsium
on plume thistles
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on plume thistles
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Agile Longhorn Bee
Melissodes agilis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Cirsium, Helianthus and 5 more
on plume thistles
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on plume thistles
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Texas Mason Bee
Osmia texana
Pollen specialist on Cirsium
on plume thistles
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Dark Flower Scarab
Euphoria sepulcralis
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
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Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
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Kern's Flower Scarab
Euphoria kernii
on plume thistles
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
88 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
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Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Orange Blister Beetle
Nemognatha piazata
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Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus