What Buff Fleabane supports
140
native animals
supported in the US
8
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
127
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
8 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
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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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
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Little Dark Gem
Schinia villosa
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Ulke's Pebble Bee
Dianthidium ulkei
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Solidago, Cirsium and 16 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
127 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Grinnell's Small-Mason
Hoplitis grinnelli
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Tiny Small Carpenter
Ceratina nanula
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Incomplete Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum incompletum
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Hoary Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum pruinosum
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Coneflower Masked Bee
Hylaeus rudbeckiae
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Megachile subnigra
Pollen specialist on Senecio, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more