What Western Daisy Fleabane supports
155
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
5
bees
2
hosts
4
food
135
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
9 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Common Eupithecia Moth
Eupithecia miserulata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Lynx Flower Moth
Schinia lynx
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Gray Hooded Owlet
Cucullia florea
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Speyer's Hooded Owlet
Cucullia speyeri
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Erigeron Flower Moth
Schinia obscurata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Specialist bees All
5 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
135 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tiny Small Carpenter
Ceratina nanula
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Ulke's Pebble Bee
Dianthidium ulkei
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Solidago, Cirsium and 16 more
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Deceptive Fairy Bee
Perdita fallax
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Gaillardia, Bahia and 1 more
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Globe Mallow Bee
Diadasia diminuta
Pollen specialist on Sphaeralcea and Sidalcea
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Heriades cressoni
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Senecio, Ericameria and 4 more
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Ceratina neomexicana
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Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni