What Rush Milkweed supports
64
native animals
supported in the US
4
caterpillars
4
food
56
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
4 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
56 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
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Common House Fly
Musca domestica
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Urbane Digger Bee
Anthophora urbana
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Parosela Long-horned Bee
Melissodes paroselae
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on milkweeds
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Great Black Digger Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus
on milkweeds
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Red-femured Milkweed Borer
Tetraopes femoratus
on milkweeds
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
on milkweeds