Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Smallanthus uvedalius (Bear's Foot) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Watson, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Massachusetts & Canada] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lopidea confluenta Kn1941 Wat1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Capitophorus hippophaes HF1931, Macrosiphum gei (Avens Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Bucculatricidae: Bucculatrix polymniae [larvae are leaf-miners; this moth has been found in Kentucky & Ohio] NHM2010; Noctuidae: Papaipema polymniae (Bear's Foot Borer Moth) [this moth is found south & east of Illinois] NHM2010