What Franciscan Thistle supports
91
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
7
bees
6
food
71
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on plume thistles
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
on plume thistles
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
on plume thistles
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on plume thistles
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Long-winged Shade
Cnephasia longana
on plume thistles
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Mottled Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta subsequalis
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on plume thistles
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on plume thistles
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on plume thistles
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on plume thistles
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Western Thistle Longhorn Bee
Melissodes rivalis
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Brickellia and 1 more
on plume thistles
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California Mason Bee
Osmia californica
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Senecio, Ericameria and 6 more
on plume thistles
Plant eaters All
6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on plume thistles
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on plume thistles
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
on plume thistles
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Colladonus geminatus
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
71 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on plume thistles
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plume thistles
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plume thistles
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Umber Skipper
Lon melane
on plume thistles
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
on plume thistles
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Pale Swallowtail
Papilio eurymedon
on plume thistles
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
on plume thistles
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
on plume thistles