What Mountain Goldenrod supports
493
native animals
supported in the US
66
caterpillars
11
bees
18
hosts
32
food
366
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
66 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Brown-hooded Owlet
Cucullia convexipennis
on goldenrods
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on goldenrods
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Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth
Pseudeustrotia carneola
on goldenrods
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Tufted Apple Bud Moth
Platynota idaeusalis
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Elliptical-Gall Moth
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
on goldenrods
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Common Eupithecia Moth
Eupithecia miserulata
on goldenrods
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Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton
on goldenrods
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Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris flavocostella
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
11 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 goldenrods
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on goldenrods
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on goldenrods
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on goldenrods
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Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
Andrena nubecula
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
on goldenrods
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Giant Sweat Bee
Dieunomia heteropoda
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
on goldenrods
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Aster Mining Bee
Andrena asteris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia
on goldenrods
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
18 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Goldenrod Gall Fly
Eurosta solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Asteromyia carbonifera
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Bunch Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Brussels Sprout Gall Fly
Procecidochares atra
on goldenrods
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Schizomyia racemicola
on goldenrods
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Dasineura folliculi
on goldenrods
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Asphondylia solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Painted Hickory Borer
Megacyllene caryae
on goldenrods
Plant eaters All
32 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
on goldenrods
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
on goldenrods
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American Grapevine Leafhopper
Scaphoideus titanus
on goldenrods
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Pissonotus dorsalis
on goldenrods
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
on goldenrods
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Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
on goldenrods
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Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi
on goldenrods
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Aster Treehopper
Publilia concava
on goldenrods
Flower visitors All
366 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on goldenrods
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
on goldenrods
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on goldenrods
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on goldenrods
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Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
Scolia dubia
on goldenrods
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
on goldenrods
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Hump-backed Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus
on goldenrods