What Richardson's Geranium supports
71
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
2
food
62
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Double-banded Carpet Moth
Spargania magnoliata
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Bridled Arches Moth
Lacinipolia lorea
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Rusty Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Red Carpet
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
on geraniums and cranesbills
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Oregon Gem Moth
Heliothis oregonica
on geraniums and cranesbills
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
62 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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Western Bumble Bee
Bombus occidentalis
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Golden-tailed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile relativa
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Green Small-Mason
Hoplitis fulgida
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Cinquefoil Masked Bee
Hylaeus basalis
Pollen specialist on Potentilla