Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Sphaeralcea coccinea (Scarlet Globe-Mallow) [Malvaceae]
(observations are from Brust et al. and Joern; this plant is native to the west of Illinois)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia pseudonietana (Red-winged Grasshopper) Jor1985, Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Three-banded Range Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in dry & sparsely vegetated areas, gravelly hillsides, & eroded areas] BHW2008, Hesperotettix speciosus (Western Grass-Green Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found on sandy hills & in weedy areas] BHW2008, Melanoplus angustipennis (Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper) Jor1985, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-striped Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Jor1985, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Jor1985, Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Jor1985, Melanoplus keeleri (Keeler's Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in prairies & weedy areas] BHW2008, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) Jor1985, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-headed Grasshopper) Jor1985, Spharagemon collare (Mottled Sand Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Jor1985, Trimerotropis maritima (Seaside Grasshopper) Jor1985