What Diffuse Knapweed supports
181
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
1
hosts
9
food
165
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Broad-nosed Knapweed Seedhead Weevil
Bangasternus fausti
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Knapweed Gall Fly Urophora affinis
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
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Blue Shield Bug
Zicrona caerulea
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Trefoil Plant Bug
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
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Hairy Plant Bug
Orthocephalus coriaceus
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Leafcurl Plum Aphid
Brachycaudus helichrysi
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Thistle Crown Weevil
Trichosirocalus horridus
Flower visitors All
165 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Northern Amber Bumble Bee
Bombus borealis
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Rusty-patched Bumble Bee
Bombus affinis
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus terricola
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus