What James' Buckwheat supports
141
native animals
supported in the US
19
caterpillars
12
food
110
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
19 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Blue Copper
Tharsalea heteronea
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Mormon Metalmark
Apodemia mormo
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Sheridan's Hairstreak
Callophrys sheridanii
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Mexican Metalmark
Apodemia mejicanus
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Dotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes
on wild buckwheats
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on wild buckwheats
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Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini
on wild buckwheats
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Lilac-bordered Copper
Tharsalea nivalis
on wild buckwheats
Plant eaters All
12 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Sphex lucae
on wild buckwheats
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Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
on wild buckwheats
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Saxinis saucia
on wild buckwheats
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp
Sceliphron caementarium
on wild buckwheats
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
on wild buckwheats
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Western Aphideater
Eupeodes fumipennis
on wild buckwheats
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Euodynerus annulatus
on wild buckwheats
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Single-banded Plushback
Palpada alhambra
on wild buckwheats
Flower visitors All
110 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
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California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica
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Tailed Copper
Tharsalea arota
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Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni
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Snow's Skipper
Paratrytone snowi
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Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes battoides
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Ulke's Pebble Bee
Dianthidium ulkei
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Solidago, Cirsium and 16 more