What Brewer's Fleabane supports
100
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
9
bees
3
hosts
2
food
80
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Sierra Nevada Checkerspot
Chlosyne whitneyi
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Gray Hooded Owlet
Cucullia florea
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Speyer's Hooded Owlet
Cucullia speyeri
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Specialist bees All
9 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Melissodes pallidisignatus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
80 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Mylitta Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Tiny Small Carpenter
Ceratina nanula
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Common Ringlet
Coenonympha california
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Oblique Streaktail
Allograpta obliqua
on fleabanes and horseweeds