What Leafy Fleabane supports
115
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
9
bees
3
hosts
2
food
94
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Parectopa plantaginisella
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Sierra Nevada Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Gray Hooded Owlet
Cucullia florea
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Speyer's Hooded Owlet
Cucullia speyeri
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Specialist bees All
9 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Melissodes pallidisignatus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Helianthus and 23 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
94 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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California Hairstreak
Satyrium californica
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Elegant Blister Beetle
Eupompha elegans
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
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California Digger-cuckoo Bee
Brachymelecta californica
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Checkered White
Pontia protodice
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Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea