What Bush Pea supports
38
native animals
supported in the US
10
caterpillars
5
food
23
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
10 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Western Sulphur
Colias occidentalis
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Colias alexandra
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on sweet peas and vetchlings
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
on sweet peas and vetchlings
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on sweet peas and vetchlings
Flower visitors All
23 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
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Bumblebee-like Digger Bee
Anthophora bomboides
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Monk Longhorn
Eucera frater
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Lupine Miner Bee
Andrena lupinorum
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Osmia integra
Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus, Lotus and 1 more
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Habropoda morrisoni
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Dioxys pomonae
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on sweet peas and vetchlings