Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Gamochaeta purpurea (Early Cudweed) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Gnaphalium purpureum. Observations are from Wagner, Microleps website, and the Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Choreutidae: Tebenna gnaphaliella Mic2010; Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) Wg2005; Tortricidae: Platynota rostrana (Omnivorous Platynota) [polyphagous; this moth is found mostly south of Illinois] NHM2010