What Desert Yellow Fleabane supports
128
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
10
bees
1
food
110
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Schinia intermontana
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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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Little Dark Gem
Schinia villosa
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Specialist bees All
10 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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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 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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Perdita nuda
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Solidago, Ericameria and 3 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on fleabanes and horseweeds
Plant eaters All
1 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
110 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Pale-fovea Miner
Andrena pallidifovea
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Incomplete Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum incompletum
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California Mason Bee
Osmia californica
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Senecio, Ericameria and 6 more
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Hoary Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum pruinosum
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Texas Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon texanus
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Globe Mallow Bee
Diadasia diminuta
Pollen specialist on Sphaeralcea and Sidalcea