Most observed native thread-horns
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Hosted animals All
278 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in plants, most observed first.
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Willow Pinecone Gall Midge
Rabdophaga strobiloides
13,996 observations
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Oak Leaf Gall Midge
Polystepha pilulae
12,802 observations
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Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
11,036 observations
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Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Asteromyia carbonifera
8,592 observations
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Ocellate Gall Midge
Acericecis ocellaris
7,379 observations
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Large Creosote Gall Midge
Asphondylia auripila
6,884 observations
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Willow Rose Gall Midge
Rabdophaga rosaria
4,222 observations
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Cypress Twig Gall Midge
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa
3,684 observations
Plant eaters All
36 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Common Lovebug
Plecia nearctica
11,308 observations
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Giant Crane Fly
Tipula abdominalis
7,017 observations
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Inland Floodwater Mosquito
Aedes vexans
6,751 observations
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White-winged March Fly
Bibio albipennis
5,514 observations
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Willow Rose Gall Midge
Rabdophaga rosaria
4,222 observations
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Lovebug
Bibio femoratus
3,791 observations
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Elephant Mosquito
Toxorhynchites rutilus
2,871 observations
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White-footed Woods Mosquito
Psorophora ferox
2,550 observations
Flower visitors All
113 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Nephrotoma ferruginea
12,404 observations
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Common Lovebug
Plecia nearctica
11,308 observations
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Inland Floodwater Mosquito
Aedes vexans
6,751 observations
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Common House Mosquito
Culex pipiens
6,447 observations
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Eastern Phantom Crane Fly
Bittacomorpha clavipes
6,225 observations
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Spotted Cranefly
Nephrotoma appendiculata
6,090 observations
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White-winged March Fly
Bibio albipennis
5,514 observations
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Gallinipper
Psorophora ciliata
5,280 observations
Sheltered animals All
9 native animals that nest or roost in plants, most observed first.
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Woodland Malaria Mosquito
Anopheles punctipennis
2,147 observations
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Tiger Cranefly
Phoroctenia vittata
648 observations
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Western Treehole Mosquito
Aedes sierrensis
616 observations
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Monkeyflower Non-biting Midge
Metriocnemus erythranthei
162 observations
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Snow Mosquito
Aedes communis
88 observations
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Bradysia tilicola
36 observations
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Dicrotendipes modestus
14 observations
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Palpomyia lineata
7 observations
Other species All
600 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Tipula furca
7,219 observations
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Chaoborus punctipennis
6,129 observations
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Sixspot Cranefly
Limonia nubeculosa
4,563 observations
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Cranefly
Nephrotoma suturalis
3,465 observations
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Tipula dorsimacula
3,305 observations
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Giant Western Crane Fly
Holorusia hespera
3,036 observations
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Rhipidia domestica
2,730 observations
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Crane Fly
Symplecta pilipes
2,373 observations