Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gaura longiflora (Common Gaura) [Onagraceae]
(observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Acanthoscelidius acephalus [feeds on this plant, causing perforations on the foliage, buds, & flowers] WR2017, Auleutes ater [feeds on this plant, causing perforations on the foliage, buds, & flowers] WR2017
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Berytidae: Jalysus wickhami (Spined Stilt Bug) [both adults & nymphs feed on this plant] WR2017
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Momphidae: Mompha rufocristatella [larvae form galls on upper stems & flower stalks] WR2017; Noctuidae: Schinia gaurae (Clouded Crimson) [larvae feed on the flowers] WR2017