Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Hottes & Frison, Campbell et al., Rider, Covell, Brust et al., Joern, Natural History Museum, Panzer et al.; a scientific synonym of this species is Kuhnia eupatorioides)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris [polyphagous] Vst1913; Pentatomidae: Chlorochroa persimilis Vst1913, Chlorochroa uhleri Rid2009, Euschistus variolarius [polyphagous] Vst1913, Holcostethus limbolarius [polyphagous] Vst1913
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Dichagyris grotei Pnz2006, Schinia trifascia (Three-lined Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowers & developing seeds] Cv2005, Schinia gracilenta (Slender flower Moth) NHM2010, Schinia oleagina (Oleagina Flower Moth) [oligophagous] NHM2010 Pnz2006
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974 Jor1985, Melanoplus differentialis (Differential Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Jor1985, Melanoplus discolor (Contrasting Spur-throated Grasshopper) [monophagous; this grasshopper is found west of Illinois in the Great Plains] BHW2008, Melanoplus keeleri (Keeler's Grasshopper) Cmp1974