Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Artemisia dracunculus (Wild Tarragon) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysolina flavomarginata Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphoniella glabra [found on leaves & flowerheads, observed in Wisconsin] BE2013, Pleotrichophorus diutius [found on leaves, observed in Minnesota & Colorado] BE2013, Pleotrichophorus parilis [observed in Minneosta] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Bucculatricidae: Bucculatrix leptalea [monophagous or oligophagous; this moth has been found in Michigan & Manitoba] NHM2010; Tortricidae: Epiblema benignatum [this moth has been found in Iowa & Wisconsin] NHM2010, Phaneta dorsiatomana NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus keeleri (Keeler's Grasshopper) Wy1994