Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Senecio jacobaea (Tansy Ragwort) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Clark et al., Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Longitarsus jacobaeae Clk2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth) [larvae feed on leaves, polyphagous; this moth is found north of Illinois] NHM2010, Estigmene acrea (Salt Marsh Caterpillar) [polyphagous; this moth is not restricted to coastal areas] NHM2010, Tyria jacobaeae (Cinnabar Moth) [intro. into N. America from abroad as biocontrol agent] Msh2006 NHM2010; Geometridae: Eupithecia absinthiata (Wormwood Pug) [larvae feed on flowers] NHM2010, Eupithecia miserulenta (Common Pug) [larvae feed on flowers, polyphagous] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010