What Spotted Knapweed supports
113
native animals
supported in the US
11
caterpillars
11
food
90
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
11 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Long-winged Shade
Cnephasia longana
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Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum
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Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Macaria pustularia
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Dingy Cutworm Moth
Feltia jaculifera
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Bold-feathered Grass Moth
Herpetogramma pertextalis
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Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
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Grey Pug Moth
Eupithecia subfuscata
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Doubtful Apamea Moth
Apamea dubitans
Plant eaters All
11 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
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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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Jumping Plant Bug
Orthocephalus saltator
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Leafcurl Plum Aphid
Brachycaudus helichrysi
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Thistle Crown Weevil
Trichosirocalus horridus
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Knapweed Gall Fly Urophora affinis
Flower visitors All
90 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Western Leafcutter Bee
Megachile perihirta
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.