Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Erigeron philadelphicus (Marsh Fleabane) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Rider, Hottes & Frison, Pepper, Snodgrass et al., Gangwere, Natural History Museum)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) SSS1984; Pentatomidae: Euschistus servus (Brown Stink Bug) [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis middletonii (Erigeron Root Aphid) [found on underground stems & roots; syn. Protaphis middletonii] HF1931 Pp1965, Geoica squamosa HF1931, Pemphigus brevicornis HF1931, Stegophylla querci HF1931, Uroleucon erigeronense [syn. Uroleucon erigeronensis] HF1931, Uroleucon gravicorne HF1931 Pp1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Schinia obscurata (Erigeron Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967