What Broadleaf Ironweed supports
78
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
65
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
7 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 ironweeds
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on ironweeds
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on ironweeds
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Denticulate Longhorn Bee
Melissodes denticulatus
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Vernonia
on ironweeds
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on ironweeds
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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on ironweeds
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Vigorous Long-Horned Bee
Melissodes subillatus
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Coreopsis and 2 more
on ironweeds
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
65 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
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Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris diffinis
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Confused Eusarca Moth
Eusarca confusaria
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Master's Dart
Feltia herilis
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Purple-backed Cabbageworm Moth
Evergestis pallidata
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Unspotted Looper Moth
Allagrapha aerea
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on ironweeds
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on ironweeds