What Butterweed supports

66 native animals
supported in the US

1 caterpillars 1 bees 1 hosts 2 food 61 flowers

Caterpillars All

1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Phyllocnistis insignis

Specialist bees All

1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Andrena gardineri Pollen specialist on Packera, Senecio and Gutierrezia on american groundsels and ragworts

Hosted animals All

1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

Phyllotrox ferrugineus on american groundsels and ragworts

Plant eaters All

2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

Flower visitors All

61 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.