What Northern Goldenrod supports
420
native animals
supported in the US
52
caterpillars
16
bees
9
hosts
26
food
316
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
52 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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Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth
Pseudeustrotia carneola
on goldenrods
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Tufted Apple Bud Moth
Platynota idaeusalis
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Elliptical-Gall Moth
Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis
on goldenrods
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One-lined Sparganothis Moth
Sparganothis unifasciana
on goldenrods
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Anania mysippusalis
on goldenrods
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Hairy Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris setosella
on goldenrods
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Allen's Tortrix Moth
Aphelia alleniana
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
16 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on goldenrods
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on goldenrods
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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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Giant Sweat Bee
Dieunomia heteropoda
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 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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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on goldenrods
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Agile Longhorn Bee
Melissodes agilis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Cirsium, Helianthus and 5 more
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
9 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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Goldenrod Gall Fly
Eurosta solidaginis
on goldenrods
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Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Asteromyia carbonifera
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Leafminer
Microrhopala vittata
on goldenrods
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Goldenrod Leaf Beetle
Trirhabda canadensis
on goldenrods
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Nemorimyza posticata
on goldenrods
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Liriomyza eupatorii
on goldenrods
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Procecidochares anthracina
on goldenrods
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Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
on goldenrods
Plant eaters All
26 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Western Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex tarsalis
on goldenrods
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Buffalo Treehopper
Stictocephala bisonia
on goldenrods
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Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
on goldenrods
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North American Tarnished Plant Bug
Lygus lineolaris
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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Aster Treehopper Publilia concava on goldenrods
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
on goldenrods
Flower visitors All
316 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Greenish Blue
Icaricia saepiolus
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Milwaukee Mining Bee
Andrena milwaukeensis
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Meadow Parsnip Miner Bee
Andrena thaspii
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Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee
Bombus flavifrons
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Northern Blue
Plebejus idas
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Arctic Fritillary
Boloria chariclea
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Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus flavidus
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Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.