What Elk Thistle supports
166
native animals
supported in the US
13
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
14
food
119
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
13 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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Parthenice Tiger Moth
Apantesis parthenice
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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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
on plume thistles
Specialist bees All
19 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
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
14 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
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Kern's Flower Scarab
Euphoria kernii
on plume thistles
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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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Large Thistle Aphid
Uroleucon cirsii
on plume thistles
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Thistle Crown Weevil
Trichosirocalus horridus
on plume thistles
Flower visitors All
119 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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White-shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius