What Anderson's Thistle supports
110
native animals
supported in the US
8
caterpillars
9
bees
7
food
86
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
8 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on plume thistles
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
on plume thistles
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
on plume thistles
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California Crescent
Phyciodes orseis
on plume thistles
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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
on plume thistles
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on plume thistles
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Mottled Pyrausta Moth
Pyrausta subsequalis
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
9 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on plume thistles
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on plume thistles
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on plume thistles
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Western Thistle Longhorn Bee
Melissodes rivalis
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Brickellia and 1 more
on plume thistles
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Texas Mason Bee
Osmia texana
Pollen specialist on Cirsium
on plume thistles
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Melissodes bimatris
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more
on plume thistles
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
on plume thistles
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on plume thistles
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on plume thistles
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
on plume thistles
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Colladonus geminatus
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
86 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
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White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
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Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
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Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus