Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Erigeron strigosus (Daisy Fleabane) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Campbell et al., Rider, Gangwere, Snodgrass et al.)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Taylorilygus apicalis (Broken-backed Bug) SSS1984; Pentatomidae: Trichopepla atricornis Rid2009
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Campylacantha olivacea (Fuzzy Olive-Green Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Hesperotettix viridis (Meadow Purple-Striped Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, preferred host plant, field observations] Cmp1974 Ggw1961, Schistocerca lineata (Spotted Bird Grasshopper) [feeds on dry leaves, field observations] Ggw1961; Oecanthidae: Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on flowerheads, lab observations] Ggw1967