What Ground Goldenrod supports
598
native animals
supported in the US
80
caterpillars
19
bees
22
hosts
36
food
439
flowers
2
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
80 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
19 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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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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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on goldenrods
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 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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Aster Mining Bee
Andrena asteris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
22 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
36 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Western Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex tarsalis
on goldenrods
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
on goldenrods
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Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
on goldenrods
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Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
on goldenrods
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
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
439 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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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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Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus adiabatus
on goldenrods
Sheltered animals All
2 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.
