What Beetle Spurge supports
41
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
3
bees
12
food
21
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
12 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
on spurges
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on spurges
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on spurges
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
on spurges
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Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
on spurges
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on spurges
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Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
on spurges
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American Winter Ant
Prenolepis imparis
on spurges
Flower visitors All
21 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on spurges
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on spurges
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Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
on spurges
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Lesser Long-nosed Bat
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
on spurges
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
on spurges
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Magnificent Velvet Ant
Dasymutilla magnifica
on spurges
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
on spurges
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
on spurges