What Great Coneflower supports

206 native animals
supported in the US

15 caterpillars 17 bees 3 food 171 flowers

Caterpillars All

15 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Specialist bees All

17 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee Megachile xylocopoides Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Oblique Longhorn Bee Epimelissodes obliquus Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee Melissodes trinodis Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee Megachile pugnata Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Drury's Long-horned Bee Melissodes druriellus Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Coneflower Mining Bee Andrena rudbeckiae Pollen specialist on Rudbeckia and Ratibida on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee Paranthidium jugatorium Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more on black-eyed susans and coneflowers

Plant eaters All

3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

Flower visitors All

171 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.