What Purple Star-thistle supports
44
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
8
food
31
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Blue Shield Bug
Zicrona caerulea
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Trefoil Plant Bug
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
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Hairy Plant Bug
Orthocephalus coriaceus
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Leafcurl Plum Aphid
Brachycaudus helichrysi
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Thistle Crown Weevil
Trichosirocalus horridus
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Knapweed Gall Fly Urophora affinis
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American Serpentine Leaf Miner
Liriomyza trifolii
Flower visitors All
31 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea
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Umber Skipper
Lon melane
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus