What Leadplant supports
141
native animals
supported in the US
19
caterpillars
3
bees
5
food
114
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
19 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Leadplant Flower Moth
Schinia lucens
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Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
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Two-lined Wainscot
Leucania commoides
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Magdalen Underwing
Catocala illecta
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Celery Leaftier Moth
Udea rubigalis
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Ipsilon Dart Moth
Agrotis ipsilon
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Lucerne Moth
Nomophila nearctica
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Bent-winged Owlet
Bleptina caradrinalis
Specialist bees All
3 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
114 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
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Stictocephala lutea
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Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis
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All-pale Perdita
Perdita perpallida
Pollen specialist on Dalea
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Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus