What Fringed Loosestrife supports
36
native animals
supported in the US
5
caterpillars
4
bees
27
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
4 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Dark-footed Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Macropis nuda
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
on loosestrifes
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Macropis patellata
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
on loosestrifes
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Fringed Loosestrife Oil Bee
Macropis ciliata
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
on loosestrifes
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Macropis steironematis
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
on loosestrifes
Flower visitors All
27 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus geminatus
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
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Northern Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscatus
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Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
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Appalachian Brown
Lethe appalachia