Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Helianthus divaricatus (Woodland Sunflower) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Felt, Gangwere, Snodgrass et al.)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Neolasioptera thurstoni [larvae form galls on stems] AOS1905 Flt1917, Olpodiplosis helianthi [larvae form galls in axils of leaves] AOS1905
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) [a preferred host plant] SSS1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Amblycorypha oblongifolia (Oblong-winged Katydid) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Amblycorypha rotundifolia (Round-winged Katydid) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, although not preferred as a food source; lab observations] Ggw1967