Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Echinacea spp. (Coneflower) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw, Natural History Museum)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon ambrosiae (Brown Ambrosia Aphid) [possible misidentification of this insect] Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Blackberry Looper) [larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Eupithecia miserulata (Common Eupithecia) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005; Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) BS2001; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on young seeds & florets, spinning webs around flowerheads; syn. Homoeosoma electella] Crw2004 NHM2010