What Peregrine Thistle supports
132
native animals
supported in the US
10
caterpillars
16
bees
12
food
94
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
10 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on plume thistles
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
on plume thistles
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on plume thistles
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Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus
on plume thistles
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California Crescent
Phyciodes orseis
on plume thistles
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Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
on plume thistles
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on plume thistles
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Long-winged Shade
Cnephasia longana
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
16 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 plume thistles
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on plume thistles
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on plume thistles
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on plume thistles
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on plume thistles
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Agile Longhorn Bee
Melissodes agilis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Cirsium, Helianthus and 5 more
on plume thistles
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on plume thistles
Plant eaters All
12 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Dimorphic Flower Longhorn Beetle
Anastrangalia laetifica
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Brachysomida californica
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
on plume thistles
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Thistle Aphid
Capitophorus elaeagni
on plume thistles
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
94 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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American Branded Skipper
Hesperia colorado
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Clodius Parnassian
Parnassius clodius
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on plume thistles
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on plume thistles
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Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
on plume thistles
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plume thistles