What Italian Aster supports
29
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
13
food
11
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Liriomyza eupatorii
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Leafcurl Plum Aphid
Brachycaudus helichrysi
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Tansy Aphid
Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
Flower visitors All
11 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus
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Yellow-legged Flower Fly
Syrphus rectus
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Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus cryptarum
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Dusky-banded Leafwalker
Chalcosyrphus nemorum
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius