What Clokey Thistle supports
83
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
3
bees
6
food
68
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on plume thistles
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
on plume thistles
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
on plume thistles
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California Crescent
Phyciodes orseis
on plume thistles
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Mottled Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta subsequalis
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on plume thistles
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on plume thistles
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
on plume thistles
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on plume thistles
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on plume thistles
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
68 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on plume thistles
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on plume thistles
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
on plume thistles
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plume thistles
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Umber Skipper
Lon melane
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