What Arctic Lupine supports

115 native animals
supported in the US

32 caterpillars 2 bees 2 hosts 6 food 73 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

Specialist bees All

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

Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee Megachile melanophaea Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus and Hedysarum on lupines
Osmia longula Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus and Hedysarum on lupines

Hosted animals All

2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

Plant eaters All

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

Flower visitors All

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