Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Verbesina virginica (White Crownbeard) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Exema dispar Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza minimoides [larvae feed in flowerheads & seedheads; found in Ohio, Arkansas, & Maryland] SS1986
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris setosella NHM2010; Gracillariidae: Cremastobombycia ignota [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928 NHM2010, Cremastobombycia verbesinella [larvae are leaf-miners; this moth is found as far north as Tenneesee & Maryland] Ndm1928 NHM2010; Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) NHM2010