Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Hibiscus spp. (Rose Mallow) [Malvaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Bouseman & Sternburg, Bouseman et al., Covell, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis gossypii (Cotton/Melon Aphid) Crw2004, Macchiatiella rhamni HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Pyrgus communis (Checkered Skipper) Bou2006; Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on fruits, polyphagous, legumes & mallows are favored] BS2001; Noctuidae: Anomis erosa (Yellow Scallop Moth) Cv2005 Wg2005, Eudryas unio (Pearly Wood Nymph) Cv2005; Saturniidae: Automeris io (Io Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005