Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Lactuca biennis (Tall Blue Lettuce) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Gangwere, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia lactuca [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & Canada] SS1986
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Cucullia intermedia (Intermediate Hooded Owlet) [larvae feed on flowers] NHM2010; Tortricidae: Phaneta ornatula [larvae feed on flowerheads] NHM2010, Thyraylia bunteana [larvae feed on seeds; syn. Cochylis bunteana] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Oecanthidae: Oecanthus niveus (Narrow-winged Tree Cricket) [feeds on flowerheads] Ggw1961