What Giant Ragweed supports
153
native animals
supported in the US
39
caterpillars
4
hosts
42
food
68
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
39 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Virginian Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
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Armyworm Moth
Pseudaletia unipuncta
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Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
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Black-smudged Chionodes Moth
Chionodes mediofuscella
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Common Pinkband
Ogdoconta cinereola
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Ragweed Borer Moth
Epiblema strenuana
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Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne gorgone
Hosted animals All
4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
42 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
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Broad-headed Sharpshooter
Oncometopia orbona
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Helmeted Squash Bug
Euthochtha galeator
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
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Perennial Mason Wasp
Parancistrocerus perennis
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Plagiognathus politus
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Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
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Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Flower visitors All
68 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Acutalis tartarea
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Piezogaster calcarator
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Cocklebur Weevil
Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus
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Euaresta festiva
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
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Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus