Insects Feeding
on Tickseed Sunflower,
Swamp Marigold,
& Beggar's Ticks
(Bidens spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Calligrapha bidenticola
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Calligrapha californica
(no common name)
Chrsyomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Amauromyza maculosa *
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-mining Flies)

Calycomyza frickiana *
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-mining Flies)

Chromatomyia syngenesiae *
(Chrysanthemum Leafminer)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-mining Flies)

Melanagromyza splendida **
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-mining Flies)

Phytobia allecta
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-mining Flies)

Icterica circinata ***
(no common name)
Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Icterica seriata ***
(no common name)
Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Taylorilygus apicalis
(Broken-backed Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Aphis coreopsidis
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis mimuli
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Brachycauda helichrysi
(Leafcurl Plum Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Pemphigus tartareus
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Uroleucon chrysanthemi
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Spilosoma virginica
(Virginia Tiger Moth)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)

Synchlora frondaria ***
(Southern Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Cirrhophanus triangulifer ***
(Goldenrod Stowaway)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Condica confederata
(The Confederate)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Condica mobilis
(Mobile Groundling)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Palthis asopialis §
(Faint-spotted Palthis)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Pyrrhia exprimens §§
(Purple-lined Sallow)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Agonopterix atrodorsella §§§
(Brown-collared Agonopterix)
Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

Nathalis iole
(Dainty Sulphur)
Pieridae (Whites & Sulphur Butterflies)

Homoeosoma electellum ***
(Sunflower Moth)
Pyralidae (Snout Moths)

Epiblema otiosana **
(Bidens Borer Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Thrips winnemanae
Thripidae (Thrips)


* larvae are leaf-miners, ** larvae are stem-borers
*** larvae feed on flowerheads
§ larvae feed on florets & leaves
§§ larvae feed on florets, buds, & immature seeds
§§§ larvae are leaf-rollers

Sources: Spencer & Steyskal (1986), Foote (1967),
Marshall (2006), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Natural History Museum website (2010),
Covell (1984/2005), Wagner (2005),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2001), Nakahara (1994),
Clark et al. (2004), Needham et al. (1928),
Snodgrass et al. (1984)

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