What Western Mountain Aster supports

244 native animals
supported in the US

50 caterpillars 13 bees 1 hosts 11 food 168 flowers 1 shelter

Caterpillars All

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

Specialist bees All

13 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Dark-veined Longhorn Bee Melissodes trinodis Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more on american asters
Hairy-banded Mining Bee Andrena hirticincta Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more on american asters
Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more on american asters
Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee Megachile fidelis Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more on american asters
Small Long-horned Bee Melissodes microstictus Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more on american asters
Yellow-faced Miner Bee Andrena aliciae Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 3 more on american asters
White-winged Fairy Bee Perdita albipennis Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 4 more on american asters
Melissodes bimatris Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more on american asters

Hosted animals All

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

Calycomyza promissa on american asters

Plant eaters All

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

Flower visitors All

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

Sheltered animals All

1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.

Epicauta oregona on american asters