Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Bidens spp. (Beggar's Ticks, Tickseed Sunflower) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell)
Diptera (Flies)
Tephritidae: Icterica seriata Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis HF1931, Pemphigus tartareus HF1931, Uroleucon chrysanthemi HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Cirrhophanus triangulifer (Goldenrod Stowaway) Cv2005, Condica confederata (The Confederate) Cv2005, Condica mobilis (Mobile Groundling) [found in southern IL, syn. Platysenta mobilis] Cv2005, Palthis asopialis (Faint-Spotted Palthis) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Pyrrhia exprimens (Purple-Lined Sallow) [polyphagous, larvae prefer to feed on flowers, buds, & fruit] Wg2005; Pieridae: Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur) BS2001; Tortricidae: Epiblema otiosana (Bidens Borer Moth) [larvae bore through stems] Cv2005