What Ontario Goldenrod supports
406
native animals
supported in the US
77
caterpillars
8
bees
17
hosts
18
food
286
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
77 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Brown-hooded Owlet
Cucullia convexipennis
on goldenrods
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on goldenrods
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Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth
Pseudeustrotia carneola
on goldenrods
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Tufted Apple Bud Moth
Platynota idaeusalis
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Elliptical-Gall Moth
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
on goldenrods
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Common Eupithecia Moth
Eupithecia miserulata
on goldenrods
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Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton
on goldenrods
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Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris flavocostella
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
8 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on goldenrods
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on goldenrods
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on goldenrods
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Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
Andrena nubecula
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
on goldenrods
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Aster Mining Bee
Andrena asteris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia
on goldenrods
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Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee
Colletes simulans
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
on goldenrods
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Eight-spotted Fairy Bee
Perdita octomaculata
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Pityopsis and 4 more
on goldenrods
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Eastern Bare-Miner
Protandrena andrenoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Rudbeckia and 1 more
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
17 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Goldenrod Gall Fly
Eurosta solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Asteromyia carbonifera
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall Fly
Procecidochares atra
on goldenrods
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Schizomyia racemicola
on goldenrods
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Dasineura folliculi
on goldenrods
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Asphondylia solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Giant Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia capitata
on goldenrods
Plant eaters All
18 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
on goldenrods
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Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
on goldenrods
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
on goldenrods
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American Grapevine Leafhopper
Scaphoideus titanus
on goldenrods
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
on goldenrods
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Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
on goldenrods
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Aster Treehopper
Publilia concava
on goldenrods
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
on goldenrods
Flower visitors All
286 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on goldenrods
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
on goldenrods
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
on goldenrods
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on goldenrods
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
on goldenrods
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Hump-backed Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus
on goldenrods
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Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus adiabatus
on goldenrods