Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Cichorium intybus (Chicory) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Wagner)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Languriidae: Acropteroxys gracilis [larvae bore through stems] Msh2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Pyrrhia exprimens (Purple-Lined Sallow) [polyphagous, larvae prefer to feed on flowers, buds, & fruit] Wg2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Wy1994