What Colorado Ragwort supports
53
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
6
bees
8
food
33
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
6 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on groundsels
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on groundsels
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on groundsels
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on groundsels
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on groundsels
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Andrena vulpicolor
Pollen specialist on Senecio, Heterotheca, Ericameria and 3 more
on groundsels
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
on groundsels
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
on groundsels
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
on groundsels
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
on groundsels
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Common Grass Skimmer
Paragus haemorrhous
on groundsels
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
on groundsels
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Black-footed Globetail
Sphaerophoria philanthus
on groundsels
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Western Flower Thrips
Frankliniella occidentalis
on groundsels
Flower visitors All
33 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
on groundsels
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
on groundsels
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
on groundsels
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Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus flavidus
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