What Foothill Fleabane supports
78
native animals
supported in the US
4
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
69
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
4 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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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 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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Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Helianthus and 23 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
69 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
on fleabanes and horseweeds