Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Grindelia squarrosa (Curlycup Gumweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Campbell et al., Rider, Brust et al., Robinson & Bradley, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza platyptera [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Maryland & Mississippi] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Chlorochroa uhleri Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Illinoia grindeliae palmerae [this aphid is found as far east as central USA & central Canada] RB1965, Uroleucon richardsi [observed in Manitoba] RB1965
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
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hesperotettix speciosus (Western Grass-Green Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found on sandy hills & in weedy areas] BHW2008, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Cmp1974