Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gaura spp. (Gaura) [Onagraceae]
(observations are from Hottes & Frison, Cranshaw, Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Altica foliacea (Apple Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum gaurae [syn. Macrosiphum gauri] BE2013, Macrosiphum pseudorosae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Schinia gaurae (Clouded Crimson) [larvae feed on flowers] NHM2010; Sphingidae: Proserpinus juanita (Juanita Sphinx) [this moth is found mostly west of Illinois in the Great Plains] NHM2010