What Fewleaf Thistle supports
127
native animals
supported in the US
11
caterpillars
16
bees
8
food
92
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
11 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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Pale Crescent
Phyciodes pallida
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
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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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
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Western Thistle Longhorn Bee
Melissodes rivalis
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Brickellia and 1 more
on plume thistles
Plant eaters All
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
on plume thistles
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American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
on plume thistles
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Large Thistle Aphid
Uroleucon cirsii
on plume thistles
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
on plume thistles
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on plume thistles
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Plum-thistle Aphid
Brachycaudus cardui
on plume thistles
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Hadroplontus litura
on plume thistles
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Colladonus geminatus
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
92 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus flavidus
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
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California Bumble Bee
Bombus californicus
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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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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
on plume thistles
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on plume thistles