What Melancholy Thistle supports
27
native animals
supported in the US
2
caterpillars
14
food
11
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
2 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
14 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Large Thistle Aphid
Uroleucon cirsii
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Thistle Crown Weevil
Trichosirocalus horridus
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
Flower visitors All
11 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
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Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
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Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
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Variable Duskyface Fly
Melanostoma mellinum
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma
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Four-spotted Sap Beetle
Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
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Common Loopwing Aphideater
Lapposyrphus lapponicus