Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Rudbeckia spp. (Coneflower, Black-Eyed Susan) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Miller, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon ambrosiae (Brown Ambrosia Aphid) Crw2004, Uroleucon rudbeckiae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electella (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on developing seeds & florets, spin webs around flowerheads] Crw2004; Tortricidae: Epiblema carolinana [larvae feed on roots] Mlr1987, Epiblema tandana [larvae feed on roots] Mlr1987, Epiblema triparitana [larvae feed on flowerheads & stems] Mlr1987