What Texas Bluebonnet supports
58
native animals
supported in the US
21
caterpillars
1
bees
3
food
33
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
21 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Henry's Elfin
Callophrys henrici
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Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on lupines
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Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae
on lupines
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on lupines
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West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
on lupines
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Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
on lupines
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
33 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
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Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
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Checkered White
Pontia protodice
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Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
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Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus