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Phyla lanceolata (Fogfruit) [Verbenaceae] (also called Frogfruit; observations are from Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum) Diptera (Flies) Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza riparella [found in Illinois; probable host plant] SS1986 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Nymphalidae: Chlosyne gorgone (Gorgone Checkerspot) [atypical host record; the larvae of this butterfly normally feed on species in the Asteraceae] NHM2010, Junonia coenia (Buckeye) [atypical host record; the larvae of this butterfly normally feed on species in the Scrophulariaceae] NHM2010, Phyciodes phaon (Phaon Crescent) [this butterfly is found south of Illinois; it is oligophagous on Phyla spp.] NHM2010 |
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