What Biennial Beeblossom supports
97
native animals
supported in the US
17
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
17 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
-
Juanita Sphinx
Proserpinus juanita
-
Clouded Crimson Moth
Schinia gaurae
-
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata on evening-primroses
-
Bedstraw Hawkmoth
Hyles gallii
on evening-primroses
-
Primrose Moth
Schinia florida
on evening-primroses
-
Double-banded Carpet Moth
Spargania magnoliata
on evening-primroses
-
Red-streaked Mompha Moth
Mompha eloisella
on evening-primroses
-
Grape Leaffolder Moth
Desmia funeralis
on evening-primroses
Specialist bees All
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
-
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum texanum
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Evening Primrose Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum oenotherae
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Epimelissodes comptus
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Anthophora affabilis
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Lasioglossum noctivaga
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Perdita bequaertiana
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
-
Andrena anograe
Pollen specialist on Oenothera
on evening-primroses
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
-
Beeblossom Aphid
Macrosiphum gaurae
on evening-primroses
-
Lesser Prairie-Chicken
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
on evening-primroses
-
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on evening-primroses
-
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on evening-primroses
-
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on evening-primroses
-
Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
on evening-primroses
-
Dirt-colored Seed Bug
Sphragisticus nebulosus
on evening-primroses
-
Fuzzy Olive-Green Grasshopper
Campylacantha olivacea
on evening-primroses
Flower visitors All
64 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
-
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
-
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
-
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
-
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
-
Ipsilon Dart Moth
Agrotis ipsilon
-
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee
Melissodes bimaculatus
-
Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
-
Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile mendica