What Telegraphweed supports
79
native animals
supported in the US
3
caterpillars
18
bees
1
hosts
10
food
47
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
3 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
18 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 telegraph plants
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Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more
on telegraph plants
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on telegraph plants
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on telegraph plants
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Nevada Nomia
Dieunomia nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Baccharis and 9 more
on telegraph plants
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Short Sun-digger Bee
Anthophora curta
Pollen specialist on Ericameria, Deinandra, Solidago and 17 more
on telegraph plants
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on telegraph plants
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Protandrena aethiops
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Verbesina and 1 more
on telegraph plants
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
10 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Morrill Lace Bug Corythucha morrilli
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Large Fleabane Daisy Aphid
Uroleucon erigeronense
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Western Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis
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Seal Doto
Doto kya
on telegraph plants
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Homely Aeolid Eubranchus rustyus on telegraph plants
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American Sand Wasp
Bembix americana
on telegraph plants
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Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni
on telegraph plants
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Opaleye
Girella nigricans
on telegraph plants
Flower visitors All
47 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
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Peridot Sweat Bee
Augochlorella pomoniella
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
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Prickly Ceratina
Ceratina acantha
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Parancistrocerus declivatus