Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Erigeron spp. (Fleabane) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Dmitirev & Dietrich, Microleps website, Hottes & Frison, Covell, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis middletonii (Erigeron Root Aphid) Crw2004, Stegophylla querci HF1931, Uroleucon erigeronensis HF1931, Uroleucon gravicorne HF1931; Cicadellidae: Empoasca alboneura DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Eupithecia miserulata (Common Pug) [larvae feed on flowerheads] Wg2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-Lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowerheads] Cv2005; Gracillariidae: Parectopa plantaginisella [larvae are blotch leaf-miners] Mic2010; Noctuidae: Cucullia speyeri (Speyer's Cucullia) [found in northern IL] Cv2005, Schinia lynx (Lynx Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] Cv2005