Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Echinacea spp. (Coneflower) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon ambrosiae (Brown Ambrosia Aphid) Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Blackberry Looper) [larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Eupithecia miserulata (Common Eupithecia) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-Lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005; Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) BS2001; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electella (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on young seeds & florets, spinning webs around flowerheads] Crw2004