Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Hymenopappus scabiosaeus (Old Plainsman) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Campbell et al., Spencer & Steyskal, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Coreidae: Euthochtha galeator (Helmeted Squash Bug) [found on foliage & flowers] WR2017
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Membracidae: Ceresa lutea [found on upper stems] WR2017
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974