What Brown-eyed Susan supports
313
native animals
supported in the US
15
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
268
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
15 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Dusky Leafroller Moth
Orthotaenia undulana
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Gray Archips Moth
Archips grisea
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Common Eupithecia Moth
Eupithecia miserulata
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Meadow Rue Borer Moth
Papaipema unimoda
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Stalk Borer Moth
Papaipema nebris
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Specialist bees All
25 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 black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Coneflower Mining Bee
Andrena rudbeckiae
Pollen specialist on Rudbeckia and Ratibida
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
268 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus hidalgo
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris