Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Centaurea spp. (Knapweed) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Hoffman, Marshall, Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Tephritidae: Urophora quadrifasciata [larvae form galls on stems, intro. into N. America from Europe as biocontrol agent] Msh2006
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Lygaeidae: Megalonotus sabulicola [eats seeds, preferred host plants, introduced into N. America from Europe] Hof1996
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Abstrusomyzus phloxae [polyphagous] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Pterophoridae: Adaina montana [larvae feed on leaves; syn. Adaina montanus] NHM2010