What Desert Gooseberry supports
73
native animals
supported in the US
36
caterpillars
1
bees
3
hosts
7
food
26
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
36 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Tailed Copper
Tharsalea arota
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Dusky Leafroller Moth
Orthotaenia undulana
on currant
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Currant Pug
Eupithecia assimilata
on currant
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
on currant
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Polyphemus Moth
Antheraea polyphemus
on currant
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White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
on currant
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Small Engrailed
Ectropis crepuscularia
on currant
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Three-spotted Sallow
Eupsilia tristigmata
on currant
Specialist bees All
1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Hosted animals All
3 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
7 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
26 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
on currant
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Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
on currant
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on currant
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Habropoda cineraria
on currant
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Prunus Miner Bee
Andrena prunorum
on currant
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on currant
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Half-black Bumble Bee
Bombus vagans
on currant
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
on currant