What Gordon's Buckwheat supports
118
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
10
food
94
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
on wild buckwheats
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Sheridan's Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii
on wild buckwheats
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on wild buckwheats
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Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini
on wild buckwheats
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Lilac-bordered Copper
Tharsalea nivalis
on wild buckwheats
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Western Green Hairstreak
Callophrys affinis
on wild buckwheats
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Pallid Blue
Euphilotes pallescens
on wild buckwheats
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
on wild buckwheats
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Sphex lucae
on wild buckwheats
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Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
on wild buckwheats
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Saxinis saucia
on wild buckwheats
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Sceliphron caementarium
on wild buckwheats
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
on wild buckwheats
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Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
on wild buckwheats
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Euodynerus annulatus
on wild buckwheats
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Figeater Beetle
Cotinis mutabilis
on wild buckwheats
Flower visitors All
94 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on wild buckwheats
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
on wild buckwheats
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Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea
on wild buckwheats
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Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp
Isodontia elegans
on wild buckwheats
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Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
on wild buckwheats
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Western Pygmy-Blue
Brephidium exilis
on wild buckwheats
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Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
Isodontia mexicana
on wild buckwheats