Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Liatris punctata (Dotted Blazingstar) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from the Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Schinia sanguinea (Bleeding Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads & developing seeds, oligophagous] NHM2010, Schinia tertia (Tertia Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads & developing seeds, oligophagous] NHM2010; Sesiidae: Carmenta anthracipennis (Blazingstar Clearwing Moth) [larvae bore through stems, oligophagous] NHM2010