What Maximilian Sunflower supports
314
native animals
supported in the US
50
caterpillars
51
bees
4
hosts
48
food
160
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
50 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
on sunflowers
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
on sunflowers
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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
on sunflowers
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Common Looper Moth
Autographa precationis
on sunflowers
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on sunflowers
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Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
on sunflowers
Specialist bees All
51 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee
Megachile xylocopoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
on sunflowers
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on sunflowers
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on sunflowers
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on sunflowers
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on sunflowers
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Denticulate Longhorn Bee
Melissodes denticulatus
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Vernonia
on sunflowers
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on sunflowers
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Sunflower Chimney Bee
Diadasia enavata
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
on sunflowers
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
48 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
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Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
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Oncerometopus nigriclavus
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Squash Bug
Anasa scorbutica
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Nemognatha lutea
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
on sunflowers
Flower visitors All
160 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
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Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
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Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.