What Douglas' Aster supports

206 native animals
supported in the US

40 caterpillars 8 bees 1 hosts 11 food 145 flowers 1 shelter

Caterpillars All

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

Specialist bees All

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

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
Melissodes bimatris Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more on american asters
Melissodes pallidisignatus Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more on american asters
Melissodes lupinus Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more on american asters
Megachile nevadensis Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Cirsium and 7 more on american asters
Melissodes verbesinarum Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Heterotheca, Helianthus and 14 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

145 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