Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet) [Violaceae]
(Also called Woolly Blue Violet; this includes Viola pratincola, Viola affinis, and Viola priceana. Observations are from Opler & Krizek, Spencer & Steyskal, Gangwere, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Galiomyza violivora [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Mississippi & Pennsylvania] SS1986 WR2017
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Boloria bellona (Meadow Fritillary) OK1984, Euptoieta claudia (Variegated Fritillary) OK1984, Speyeria cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary) OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967