What Rushy Milkvetch supports
45
native animals
supported in the US
22
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
19
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
22 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on milkvetches
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Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
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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Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon
on milkvetches
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Mead's Sulphur
Colias meadii
on milkvetches
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Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
on milkvetches
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
19 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Blue Orchard Bee
Osmia lignaria
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Osmia integra
Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus, Lotus and 1 more
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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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Nuttall's Blister Beetle
Lytta nuttalli
on milkvetches
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on milkvetches
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
on milkvetches