Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Phlox spp. (Phlox) [Polemoniaceae]
(Observations are from Yanega, Knight, Milne & Milne, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Oberea flavipes [larvae bore through stems, oligophagous] Ya1996
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lopidea davisi (Phlox Plant Bug) [oligophagous, damages buds & distorts flowers] Crw2004 Kn1941 MM1980
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Heliothis turbatus (Spotted Straw) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Lacinipolia olivacea (Olive Arches) [polyphagous] Cv2005