Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Vernonia baldwinii (Baldwin's Ironweed) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Campbell et al., Natural History Museum)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Papaipema limpida (Vernonia Borer Moth) [larvae bore through stems] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hypochlora alba (Cudweed Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974