Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Antennaria spp. (Pussytoes) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Needham et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia antennariae (Everlasting Bud Midge) [larvae form corm-shaped galls on terminal buds] Flt1917, Rhopalomyia antennariae [larvae form ellipsoid galls on terminal buds] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Melanotrichus catulus WHM1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Pleotrichophorus antennarius [found in Washington, D.C.] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Choreutidae: Tebenna gnaphaliella (Everlasting Tebenna Moth) Ndm1928; Nymphalidae: Polygonia faunus (Green Comma) [found in NW Illinois] BS2001, Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) BS2001 Wg2005 NHM2010; Pyralidae: Telethusia ovalis (Oval Telethusia) NHM2010