What Southeastern Sunflower supports
105
native animals
supported in the US
13
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
21
food
62
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
13 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
on sunflowers
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
on sunflowers
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on sunflowers
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Blackberry Looper Moth
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
on sunflowers
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on sunflowers
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Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
on sunflowers
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Giant Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia
on sunflowers
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Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
on sunflowers
Specialist bees All
8 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 sunflowers
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on sunflowers
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on sunflowers
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Curved Pebble Bee
Dianthidium curvatum
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Grindelia and 1 more
on sunflowers
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Giant Sweat Bee
Dieunomia heteropoda
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
on sunflowers
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on sunflowers
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Nevada Nomia
Dieunomia nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Baccharis and 9 more
on sunflowers
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Sandhills Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes aegis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Chrysopsis and 2 more
on sunflowers
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
21 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
on sunflowers
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Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
on sunflowers
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Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
on sunflowers
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
on sunflowers
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on sunflowers
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
on sunflowers
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White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
on sunflowers
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Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
on sunflowers
Flower visitors All
62 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Queen
Danaus gilippus
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Argus Tortoise Beetle
Chelymorpha cassidea
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on sunflowers
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on sunflowers
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Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Bombus fraternus
on sunflowers
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on sunflowers
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on sunflowers
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
on sunflowers