Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Gnaphalium spp. (Cudweed) [Asteraceae]
(some species of Gnaphalium have been assigned to the Pseudognaphalium genus; observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Calycomyza platyptera [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Maryland & Mississippi] SS1986, Melanagromyza splendida [larvae are stem-borers; found in Michigan, New York, & areas south] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Brachycaudus helichrysi (Leafcurl Plum Aphid) [curls leaves of plum trees, migrating during the summer to the stems & inflorescences of various herbaceous plants, especially in the Asteraceae] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Trichordestra legitima (Striped Garden Caterpillar) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady) NHM2010