Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Liatris spicata (Marsh Blazingstar) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from the Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Synchlora aerata (Wavy-lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers] NHM2010; Noctuidae: Papaipema beeriana (Blazingstar Borer Moth) [larvae bore into lower stems & roots, oligophagous; Liatris spicata is a preferred host plant] NHM2010, Schinia sanguinea (Bleeding Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowerheads & developing seeds, oligophagous] NHM2010