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Gaillardia aristata (Blanket Flower) [Asteraceae] (Observations are from Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum) Diptera (Flies) Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Noctuidae: Schinia masoni (Gaillardia Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads; this rare moth is found west of Illinois in Colorado & Wyoming] NHM2010 |
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