What Cliff Aster supports

44 native animals
supported in the US

1 caterpillars 4 bees 3 food 36 flowers

Caterpillars All

1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

• Alfalfa Looper Autographa californica on desert dandelions

Specialist bees All

4 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

• Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more on desert dandelions
• Desert-dandelion Nomadopsis Calliopsis puellae Pollen specialist on Chaenactis, Malacothrix, Baileya and 1 more on desert dandelions
• Olivaceous Mining Bee Andrena olivacea Pollen specialist on Malacothrix, Baileya, Rafinesquia and 1 more on desert dandelions
• Desert Dandelion Fairy Bee Perdita malacothricis Pollen specialist on Chaenactis, Malacothrix, Stephanomeria and 3 more on desert dandelions

Plant eaters All

3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

• Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
• Margined Calligrapher Toxomerus marginatus
• Smoketree Sharpshooter Homalodisca liturata

Flower visitors All

36 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.

• American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
• Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
• Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum
• Silver-tailed Petalcutter Megachile montivaga
• Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
• Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
• Wide-striped Sweat Bee Halictus farinosus
• Ligated Furrow Bee Halictus ligatus

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