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Insects Feeding
on this Plant:

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Descurainia sophia
(Flixweed) [Brassicaceae]
(observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Brust et al., Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)

Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Entomoscelis americana Clk2004, Phyllotreta cruciferae Clk2004, Phyllotreta striolata Clk2004, Psylliodes punctulatus Clk2004

Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae:
Ophiomyia texana [larvae are stem-miners; found in Texas, Michigan, & Canada] SS1986

Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Pieridae: Pontia protodice (Checkered White) NHM2010

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in weedy areas, edges of fields, & weedy pastures] Wy1994 BHW2008
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