Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) [Verbenaceae]
(observations are from Campbell et al., Covell, Brust et al., Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Catabena lineolata (Fine-lined Sallow) Cv2005 NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hippiscus ocelote (Wrinkled Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Grasshopper) Cmp1974; Romaleidae: Brachystola magna (Plains Lubber Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in shortgrass & mixed-grass prairie to the west of Illinois] BHW2008