What Cotton Thistle supports

36 native animals
supported in the US

2 caterpillars 1 hosts 8 food 25 flowers

Caterpillars All

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

Hosted animals All

1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

Thistle Crown Weevil Trichosirocalus horridus

Plant eaters All

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

Flower visitors All

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