What Showy Goldenrod supports
255
native animals
supported in the US
25
caterpillars
6
bees
7
hosts
19
food
198
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
25 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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Rustic Quaker
Orthodes majuscula
on goldenrods
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White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana
on goldenrods
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Clemens' Clepsis Moth
Clepsis clemensiana
on goldenrods
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Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
on goldenrods
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Satyr Pug Moth
Eupithecia satyrata
on goldenrods
Specialist bees All
6 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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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 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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Colorado Calliopsis Bee
Calliopsis coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Ericameria and 8 more
on goldenrods
Hosted animals All
7 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
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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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Procecidochares anthracina
on goldenrods
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Locust Borer
Megacyllene robiniae
on goldenrods
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Exema
on goldenrods
Plant eaters All
19 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Western Encephalitis Mosquito
Culex tarsalis
on goldenrods
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Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
on goldenrods
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Apache Paper Wasp
Polistes apachus
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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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
on goldenrods
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Large Milkweed Bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
on goldenrods
Flower visitors All
198 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Tufted Globetail
Sphaerophoria contigua
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Stenostrophia tribalteata
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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