What Bractscale supports

12 native animals
supported in the US

6 caterpillars 4 hosts 2 food

Caterpillars All

6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

• Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exilis
• Mojave Sootywing Hesperopsis libya on saltbushes
• Nutmeg Moth Anarta trifolii on saltbushes
• Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus on saltbushes
• Woodgrain Rivulet Perizoma custodiata on saltbushes
• Sugarbeet Crown Borer Moth Ancylosis undulatella on saltbushes

Hosted animals All

4 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

• Saltbush Woolly Stem Gall Midge Asphondylia floccosa on saltbushes
• Tumor Stem Gall Midge Asphondylia atriplicis on saltbushes
• Neolasioptera willistoni on saltbushes
• Saltbush Blister Gall Midge Asphondylia atriplicicola on saltbushes

Plant eaters All

2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura on saltbushes
• Pale-winged Desert Cicada Okanagodes gracilis on saltbushes