Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gaillardia pulchella (Indian Blanket) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza splendida [larvae are stem-borers; found in Michigan, New York, & areas south] SS1986
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Schinia bina (Bina Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010, Schinia volupia (Painted Schinia) [larvae feed on flowerheads; this moth is found SW of Illinois in Oklahoma, Colorado, & other states] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Homoeosoma electellum (Sunflower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010