Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Artemisia vulgaris (Mugwort) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphoniella ludovicianae [found on leaves, this western aphid is rare in E. USA] BE2013, Pleotrichophorus glandulosus Pp1965, Prociphilus erigeronensis [found on roots] Pp1965; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Tortricidae: Epiblema benignatum [this moth has been found in Iowa & Wisconsin] NHM2010, Eucosma agricolana NHM2010, Eucosma comatulana NHM2010, Phaneta dorsiatomana NHM2010