What Greater Knapweed supports
47
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
13
food
28
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Hairy Plant Bug
Orthocephalus coriaceus
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Black Bean Aphid
Aphis fabae
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Blue Shield Bug
Zicrona caerulea
Flower visitors All
28 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Hairy-eyed Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Orange-spined Drone Fly
Eristalis nemorum
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Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus jonellus
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Black-thighed Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis
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Cryptic Bumble Bee
Bombus cryptarum
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Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon