What Ertter's Ragwort supports
36
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
2
bees
5
food
23
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Gem Moth
Orthonama obstipata
on groundsels
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on groundsels
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
on groundsels
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Cabbage Looper Moth
Trichoplusia ni
on groundsels
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Tortricine Ragwort Moth
Sparganothis senecionana
on groundsels
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Northwestern Umbel Borer Moth
Papaipema insulidens
on groundsels
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
23 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
on groundsels
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Acmaeodera idahoensis
on groundsels
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on groundsels
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on groundsels
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on groundsels
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Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
on groundsels
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Boisduval's Blue
Icaricia icarioides
on groundsels
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
on groundsels