What Bog Smartweed supports
57
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
1
hosts
12
food
43
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
12 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Isodontia philadelphica
on smartweeds
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Five-banded Thynnid Wasp
Myzinum quinquecinctum
on smartweeds
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Cerceris compacta
on smartweeds
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Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp
Eremnophila aureonotata
on smartweeds
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Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp
Isodontia mexicana
on smartweeds
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Double-banded Scoliid Wasp
Scolia bicincta
on smartweeds
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Zethus spinipes
on smartweeds
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Myzinum obscurum
on smartweeds
Flower visitors All
43 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
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Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes fraternus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on smartweeds
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Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
on smartweeds
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Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
on smartweeds
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on smartweeds
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Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
on smartweeds
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on smartweeds