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Insects Feeding
on this Plant:

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Helianthus strumosus
(Pale-Leaved Sunflower) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Felt, Opler & Krizek)

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Chrysomelidae: Microrhopala excavata Clk2004, Physonota helianthi Clk2004

Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia helianthiflorae [larvae are found in flowerheads] Flt1917, Olpodiplosis helianthi (Tubular Bud Gall Midge) [larvae form tubular galls on axillary buds] Flt1917, Neolasioptera helianthi [larvae are found in stems] Flt1917

Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) OK1984
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