What Brittlebush supports
186
native animals
supported in the US
3
caterpillars
12
bees
5
hosts
10
food
156
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
3 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
12 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on brittlebushes
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on brittlebushes
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Short Sun-digger Bee
Anthophora curta
Pollen specialist on Ericameria, Deinandra, Solidago and 17 more
on brittlebushes
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on brittlebushes
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on brittlebushes
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on brittlebushes
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Calliopsis pugionis
Pollen specialist on Chaenactis, Helianthus, Encelia and 3 more
on brittlebushes
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Sabine Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes sabinensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Baccharis, Heterotheca and 8 more
on brittlebushes
Hosted animals All
5 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
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Smoketree Sharpshooter
Homalodisca liturata
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Charcoal Seed Bug
Melacoryphus lateralis
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Euaresta bellula
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Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
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Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus hidalgo
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Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
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Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
Flower visitors All
156 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Master Blister Beetle
Lytta magister
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Red-eared Blister Beetle
Lytta auriculata
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens
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Elegant Blister Beetle
Eupompha elegans
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
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Trupanea nigricornis