What Topeka Purple Coneflower supports
87
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
3
bees
83
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on coneflowers
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Protandrena albitarsis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia and 3 more
on coneflowers
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Andrena helianthiformis
Pollen specialist on Echinacea
on coneflowers
Flower visitors All
83 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on coneflowers
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on coneflowers
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on coneflowers
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on coneflowers
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
on coneflowers
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on coneflowers
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
on coneflowers