What Gorge Fleabane supports
85
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
6
bees
74
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 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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Parectopa plantaginisella
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
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
Specialist bees All
6 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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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio 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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Megachile wheeleri
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Ericameria and 4 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Flower visitors All
74 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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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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Confusing Furrow Bee
Halictus confusus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Spotted Thyris Moth
Thyris maculata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
on fleabanes and horseweeds