Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Verbesina helianthoides (Yellow Crownbeard) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Actinomeris helianthoides. Observations are from Barnes, Rider, Wagner, Natural History Museum)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Euschistus tristigmus tristigmus Rid2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Basilodes pepita (Gold Moth) [larvae feed on flowers & seeds, oligophagous] Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) Bar1999 Wg2005 NHM2010