Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Anthemis spp. (Mayweed, Chamomile) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Covell, Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Watson, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyia sp. [larvae are found in flowerheads] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Polymerus basalis [found in meadows & pastures] Wat1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria [found on flowerheads & stems; this aphid occurs in NE USA & Canada, it was introduced was Eurasia] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tapuskae [usually found on lower leaves] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Orthonama obstipata (The Gem) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010