What Howell's Milkvetch supports
30
native animals
supported in the US
14
caterpillars
2
bees
1
food
13
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
14 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on milkvetches
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Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Colias alexandra
on milkvetches
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on milkvetches
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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
on milkvetches
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Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
on milkvetches
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Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus
on milkvetches
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Western Sulphur
Colias occidentalis
on milkvetches
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
on milkvetches
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
1 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
13 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on milkvetches
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
on milkvetches
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Rocky Mountain Clearwing
Hemaris thetis
on milkvetches
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on milkvetches
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on milkvetches
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
on milkvetches
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on milkvetches
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on milkvetches