What Brown Knapweed supports
84
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
18
food
59
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
18 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Alfalfa Snout Beetle
Otiorhynchus ligustici
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Amara quenseli
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Blue Shield Bug
Zicrona caerulea
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Trefoil Plant Bug
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
Flower visitors All
59 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
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Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus jonellus
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Black-thighed Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis