Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Sida spp. (Sida) [Malvaceae]
(Observations are from Froeschner, Barnes, Bouseman et al., Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Spencer & Steyskal)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza malvae [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Rhopalidae: Niesthrea sidae Fr1942
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis [found on young shoots & leaves of Black Gum, migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Pyrgus communis (Checkered Skipper) Bar1999 Bou2006 OK1984