Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes) [Asteraceae]
(The various subspecies of this plant are included here. Observations are from Needham et al., Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia antennariae (Everlasting Bud Midge) [larvae form galls on terminal buds] AOS1905, Rhopalomyia antennariae [larvae form galls on terminal buds] AOS1905
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Pleotrichophorus antennarius [found in Washington, D.C.] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) [a preferred host plant] OK1984; Oecophoridae: Agonopterix nebulosa [larvae feed on leaves, oligophagous] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Pardalophora apiculata (Coral-winged Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961