What Curlycup Gumweed supports
217
native animals
supported in the US
7
caterpillars
34
bees
2
hosts
13
food
161
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
7 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Darker-spotted Straw Moth
Heliothis phloxiphaga
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Schinia mortua
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on gumplants
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Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscana on gumplants
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Bertha Armyworm Moth
Mamestra configurata
on gumplants
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Mountain Hooded Owlet Moth
Cucullia montanae
on gumplants
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Western Plume Moth
Oidaematophorus occidentalis
on gumplants
Specialist bees All
34 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 gumplants
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on gumplants
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on gumplants
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on gumplants
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on gumplants
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Curved Pebble Bee
Dianthidium curvatum
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Grindelia and 1 more
on gumplants
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Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
Paranthidium jugatorium
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 6 more
on gumplants
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on gumplants
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
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Three-spotted Treehopper
Vanduzea triguttata
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California Quail
Callipepla californica
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Pissonotus delicatus
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Pissonotus basalis
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
on gumplants
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Black-footed Drone Fly
Eristalis hirta
on gumplants
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Punctate Blister Beetle
Epicauta puncticollis
on gumplants
Flower visitors All
161 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Bruner's Fairy Bee
Perdita bruneri
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile onobrychidis
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Tiny Small Carpenter
Ceratina nanula
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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Swenk's Fairy Bee
Perdita swenki
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 1 more