What Yellow Rabbitbrush supports
125
native animals
supported in the US
15
caterpillars
20
bees
8
hosts
5
food
77
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
15 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Sagebrush Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
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Ipsilon Dart Moth
Agrotis ipsilon
on rabbitbrushes
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Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
on rabbitbrushes
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Fall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperda
on rabbitbrushes
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Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
on rabbitbrushes
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Olive Arches Moth
Lacinipolia olivacea
on rabbitbrushes
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Shaded Granite Moth
Digrammia curvata
on rabbitbrushes
Specialist bees All
20 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Nevada Nomia
Dieunomia nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Baccharis and 9 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on rabbitbrushes
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White-winged Fairy Bee
Perdita albipennis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 4 more
on rabbitbrushes
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Melissodes bimatris
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more
on rabbitbrushes
Hosted animals All
8 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
5 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
77 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Glittering Cellophane Bee
Colletes fulgidus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Layia, Holocarpha and 1 more
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
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Anthophora peritomae