What Black Milkvetch supports
22
native animals
supported in the US
10
caterpillars
2
bees
10
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
10 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
on milkvetches
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on milkvetches
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Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium behrii
on milkvetches
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on milkvetches
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Ceraunus Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus
on milkvetches
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Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
on milkvetches
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Alfalfa Looper
Autographa californica
on milkvetches
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Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
on milkvetches
Specialist bees All
2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
10 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on milkvetches
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis
on milkvetches
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Rocky Mountain Clearwing
Hemaris thetis
on milkvetches
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on milkvetches
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Crotch's Bumble Bee
Bombus crotchii
on milkvetches
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on milkvetches
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on milkvetches
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California Bumble Bee
Bombus californicus
on milkvetches