What Tushar Mountains Thistle supports
65
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
2
bees
5
food
53
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 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.
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
53 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on plume thistles
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plume thistles
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on plume thistles
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White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
on plume thistles
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
on plume thistles
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Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
on plume thistles
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Unarmed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile inermis
on plume thistles
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
on plume thistles