What Montane Coneflower supports
78
native animals
supported in the US
3
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
66
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
3 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
6 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Oblique Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes obliquus
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Helianthus, Rudbeckia and 4 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Helianthus and 23 more
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
Plant eaters All
3 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
66 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Hidalgo Mason Wasp
Euodynerus hidalgo
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
on black-eyed susans and coneflowers