What Alkali Milkvetch supports
29
native animals
supported in the US
11
caterpillars
1
bees
3
food
14
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
11 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
on milkvetches
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on milkvetches
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Silvery Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
on milkvetches
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
on milkvetches
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on milkvetches
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Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
on milkvetches
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Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
on milkvetches
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Alfalfa Looper
Autographa californica
on milkvetches
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
14 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
on milkvetches
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Rocky Mountain Clearwing
Hemaris thetis
on milkvetches
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on milkvetches
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Crotch's Bumble Bee
Bombus crotchii
on milkvetches
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on milkvetches
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on milkvetches
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on milkvetches
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Monk Longhorn
Eucera frater
on milkvetches