What Hairy Lespedeza supports
39
native animals
supported in the US
18
caterpillars
6
food
15
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
18 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Io Moth
Automeris io
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Zarucco Duskywing
Erynnis zarucco
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Anarsioses aberrans
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Aristotelia lespedezae
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Tentiform Bean Leafminer
Porphyrosela desmodiella
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Parectopa lespedezaefoliella
on bush clovers and lespedezas
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Potato Leafhopper
Empoasca fabae
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Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle
Pachyschelus laevigatus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Three-spotted Treehopper
Vanduzea triguttata
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
on bush clovers and lespedezas
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Lateral-lined Sharpshooter
Cuerna costalis
on bush clovers and lespedezas
Flower visitors All
15 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae
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Bellflower Resin Bee
Megachile campanulae
Pollen specialist on Campanula and Campanulastrum
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Red-banded Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops
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Northern Rotund-Resin Bee
Anthidiellum notatum
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Golden Sweat Bee
Augochlorella aurata