Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rudbeckia laciniata (Cutleaf Coneflower) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Thomas, Hottes & Frison, Barnes, Marshall, Cranshaw, Clark et al., Needham et al., Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Spencer & Steyskal, Lisberg & Young, Panzer et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Sumitrosis inaequalis Clk2004; Mordellidae: Mordellina pustulata [larvae bore through stems] LY2003
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza frickiana [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, & Virginia] SS1986, Melanagromyza minimoides [larvae feed in flowerheads & seedheads; found in Ohio, Arkansas, & Maryland] SS1986; Tephritidae: Strauzia intermedia [larvae bore through stalks] Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon leonardi Pp1965, Uroleucon rudbeckiae (Golden Glow Aphid) Crw2004 HF1931 Th1877 Pp1965 RB1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Marmara auratella [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Lycaenidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) Bar1999; Noctuidae: Papaipema nelita (Coneflower Borer Moth) Pnz2006