What California Goldenbush supports
79
native animals
supported in the US
3
caterpillars
10
bees
6
hosts
1
food
59
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
3 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
10 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 goldenbushes
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on goldenbushes
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on goldenbushes
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Short Sun-digger Bee
Anthophora curta
Pollen specialist on Ericameria, Deinandra, Solidago and 17 more
on goldenbushes
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on goldenbushes
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Melissodes pallidisignatus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more
on goldenbushes
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on goldenbushes
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Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Helianthus and 23 more
on goldenbushes
Hosted animals All
6 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Goldenbush Bud Gall Midge
Prodiplosis falcata
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Rosette Bud Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia ericameriae
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Cotton-gall Tephritid
Aciurina bigeloviae
on goldenbushes
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Cotton-gall Midge
Rhopalomyia utahensis
on goldenbushes
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Bubble-gall Tephritid
Aciurina trixa
on goldenbushes
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Rhopalomyia chrysothamni
on goldenbushes
Plant eaters All
1 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
59 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
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Umber Skipper
Lon melane
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Peridot Sweat Bee
Augochlorella pomoniella
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Checkered White
Pontia protodice
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
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White Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius albezens