Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Blackman & Eastop, Miller, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Illinoia richardsi Pp1965, Uroleucon idahoensis [found on leaves & flowering stems; this aphid is distributed mostly in W. USA, although it has been found in New York & New Brunswick] BE2013, Uroleucon russellae Pp1965 RB1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) BS2001; Tortricidae: Epiblema resumptana [Pearly Everlasting is a probable host plant of this moth] Mlr1987