What Curlytop Gumweed supports
89
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
18
bees
1
hosts
8
food
57
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
18 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on gumplants
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on gumplants
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on gumplants
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on gumplants
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on gumplants
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Curved Pebble Bee
Dianthidium curvatum
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Grindelia and 1 more
on gumplants
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Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more
on gumplants
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on gumplants
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black-footed Drone Fly
Eristalis hirta
on gumplants
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Pissonotus delicatus
on gumplants
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens on gumplants
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Geminaria canalis on gumplants
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
on gumplants
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Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis stipator
on gumplants
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Snakeweed Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis
on gumplants
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Driotura gammaroides
on gumplants
Flower visitors All
57 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Beautiful Longhorned Beetle
Crossidius pulchellus
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
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Two-Spotted Melyrid
Collops bipunctatus
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Sunflower Chimney Bee
Diadasia enavata
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
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Chauliognathus deceptus
- Calliopsima
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on gumplants
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
on gumplants