What Geiser's Fleabane supports
120
native animals
supported in the US
8
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
6
food
103
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
8 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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Narrow Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix angustata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Lynx Flower Moth
Schinia lynx
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Fleabane Cochylid
Eugnosta erigeronana
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Erigeron Flower Moth
Schinia obscurata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Pissonotus brunneus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Venus Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus venustus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Flower visitors All
103 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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Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Pure Green Sweat Bee
Augochlora pura
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Spotted Thyris Moth
Thyris maculata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Georgia Mason Bee
Osmia georgica
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
on fleabanes and horseweeds