What Smith's Sunflower supports
165
native animals
supported in the US
27
caterpillars
16
bees
1
hosts
29
food
91
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
27 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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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
on sunflowers
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Common Looper Moth
Autographa precationis
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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American Angle Shades
Euplexia benesimilis
on sunflowers
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on sunflowers
Specialist bees All
16 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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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on sunflowers
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on sunflowers
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus 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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Denticulate Longhorn Bee
Melissodes denticulatus
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Vernonia
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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Sunflower Mining Bee
Andrena helianthi
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
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
29 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
on sunflowers
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
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
Flower visitors All
91 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on sunflowers
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
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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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on sunflowers
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
