What Southern Goldenrod supports
162
native animals
supported in the US
11
caterpillars
7
bees
2
hosts
13
food
129
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
11 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Wavy-lined Emerald
Synchlora aerata
on goldenrods
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Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
on goldenrods
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North American Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria
on goldenrods
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
on goldenrods
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Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli
on goldenrods
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Yellow-collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis
on goldenrods
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Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum
on goldenrods
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Soybean Looper Moth
Chrysodeixis includens
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on goldenrods
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on goldenrods
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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on goldenrods
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Short Sun-digger Bee
Anthophora curta
Pollen specialist on Ericameria, Deinandra, Solidago and 17 more
on goldenrods
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Agile Longhorn Bee
Melissodes agilis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Cirsium, Helianthus and 5 more
on goldenrods
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Isocoma Miner
Andrena isocomae
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Senecio, Heterotheca and 2 more
on goldenrods
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on goldenrods
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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Western Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex tarsalis
on goldenrods
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Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
on goldenrods
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Small Milkweed Bug
Lygaeus kalmii
on goldenrods
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
on goldenrods
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Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
on goldenrods
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Red-shouldered Stink Bug
Thyanta custator
on goldenrods
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Chrysanthemum Lace Bug
Corythucha marmorata
on goldenrods
Flower visitors All
129 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on goldenrods
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Common Aerial Yellowjacket
Dolichovespula arenaria
on goldenrods
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Bramble Mason Wasp
Ancistrocerus adiabatus
on goldenrods
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on goldenrods
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
on goldenrods
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Great Golden Digger Wasp
Sphex ichneumoneus
on goldenrods
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Great Black Digger Wasp
Sphex pensylvanicus
on goldenrods
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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
on goldenrods