Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Erechtites hieracifolia (Pilewort) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum, Wilhelm & Rericha; Erechtites hierciifolius is a scientific synonym os this plant)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Calycomyza platyptera [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Maryland & Mississippi] SS1986, Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986, Melanagromyza splendida [larvae bore through stems; found in Michigan, New York, & areas south] SS1986, Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Lygaeidae: Neacoryphus bicrucis (White-crossed Seed Bug) [feeds on developing seeds] WR2017
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Aphis middletonii (Erigeron Root Aphid) [found on underground stems & roots; syn. Protaphis middletonii] Pp1965, Brachycaudus cardui (Thistle Aphid) Pp1965, Uroleucon pseudambrosiae [found on stems & inflorescences; distributed in E USA & Canada, including Massachusetts, Wisconsin, & Manitoba] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae Phyllocnistis insignis [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928 NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-striped Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961