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Senecio aureus (Golden Ragwort) [Asteraceae] (A scientific synonym of this plant is Packera aurea. Observations are from Charlet & Gavloski, Natural History Museum) Coleoptera (Beetles) Curculionidae: Cylindrocopturus adspersus (Sunflower Stem Weevil) [adults feed on leaves & stems, larvae bore through stems & root crown] CG2011 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistis insignis [larvae are leaf-miners] NHM2010; Oecophoridae: Agonopterix senicionella NHM2010 |
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