What Louisiana Goldenrod supports
397
native animals
supported in the US
44
caterpillars
8
bees
15
hosts
30
food
300
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
44 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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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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Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris flavocostella
on goldenrods
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Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth
Trichordestra legitima
on goldenrods
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Hairy Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris setosella
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
8 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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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on goldenrods
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
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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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on goldenrods
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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on goldenrods
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Yellow-faced Miner Bee
Andrena aliciae
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 3 more
on goldenrods
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Perdita ignota
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Heterotheca, Grindelia and 7 more
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
15 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 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
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Goldenrod Leafminer
Microrhopala vittata
on goldenrods
Plant eaters All
30 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Western Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex tarsalis
on goldenrods
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Oxycopis notoxoides
on goldenrods
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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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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
Flower visitors All
300 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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Hump-backed Beewolf
Philanthus gibbosus
on goldenrods
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Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus adiabatus
on goldenrods