Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Gutierrezia texana (Snakeweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Covell, Vickery & Kevan, Miller)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Spragueia apicalis (Yellow Spragueia) [found in southern IL] Cv2005; Tortricidae: Eucosma ridingsana (Snakeweed Borer Moth) [larvae feed on roots] Mlr1987
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hesperotettix viridis (Snakeweed Grasshopper) Wy1994 VK1985