Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Astragalus spp. (Milkvetch) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Barnes, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Bouseman et al., Covell, Arment)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus (Silver-Spotted Skipper) Bar1999, Thorybes pylades (Northern Cloudywing) Bou2006; Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on flowers & developing fruit] Bar1999; Pieridae: Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulfur) Bar1999, Colias philodice (Clouded Sulfur) Bar1999; Pyralidae: Dicymolomia julianalis [polyphagous] Cv2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus dawsoni (Dawson's Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Wy1994
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Diapheromeridae: Diapheromera velii (Prairie Walkingstick) Arm2006