What Scotch Broom supports
77
native animals
supported in the US
12
caterpillars
1
hosts
14
food
50
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
12 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
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Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
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Northern Blue
Plebejus idas
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
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Celypha Moth
Celypha cespitana
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
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Ruby Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
14 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Broom Psyllid
Arytainilla spartiophila
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Broom Psyllid
Arytaina genistae
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Laburnum Aphid
Aphis cytisorum
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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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Aphid
Ctenocallis setosus
Flower visitors All
50 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
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Pacific Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum pacificum
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Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum