Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Cerastium arvense (Field Chickweed) [Caryophyllaceae]
(observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Haematopis grataria (Chickweed Geometer) NHM2010; Noctuidae: Heliothis borealis (Boreal Gem) [larvae feed on flowers & seed capsules; this moth is found north of Illinois] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus borealis borealis (Northern Grasshopper) Wy1994