What Corpus Christi Fleabane supports
150
native animals
supported in the US
9
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
7
food
129
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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Parectopa plantaginisella
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
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee
Megachile xylocopoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 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
7 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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Mangora spiculata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Venus Cryptocephalus
Cryptocephalus venustus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Flower visitors All
129 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon
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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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Spurred Ceratina
Ceratina calcarata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on fleabanes and horseweeds