What Narrowleaf Mule-ears supports
48
native animals
supported in the US
2
caterpillars
3
bees
9
food
34
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
2 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.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on mule's ears
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on mule's ears
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California Mason Bee
Osmia californica
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Senecio, Ericameria and 6 more
on mule's ears
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Brachysomida californica
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Ornate Checkered Beetle
Trichodes ornatus
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White-bowed Smoothwing
Scaeva affinis
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Forked Globetail Sphaerophoria sulphuripes
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Punctate Blister Beetle
Epicauta puncticollis
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Anthrenus lepidus
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Cyrtomoptera divisa
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Western Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis
on mule's ears
Flower visitors All
34 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
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Wide-striped Sweat Bee Halictus farinosus
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Propertius Duskywing
Erynnis propertius
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui