Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Grindelia spp. (Gumweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Vickery & Kevan, Natural History Museum)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Atarsos grindeliae [feeds on leaves, found in Manitoba & Colorado] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Heliothis phloxiphaga (Darker-spotted Straw) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers & developing seeds] NHM2010, Schinia mortua (Mortua Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads; this moth is found mostly west of Illinois] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hesperotettix viridis (Meadow Purple-striped Grasshopper) VK1985