Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Vernonia noveboracensis (New York Ironweed) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza vernoniae [larvae are stem-borers; found in Washington DC & Maryland] SS1986, Melanagromyza vernoniana [larvae are stem-borers; found in Washington DC] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis vernoniae Pp1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Estigmene acrea (Salt Marsh Moth) [this moth is not restricted to coastal areas; polyphagous] NHM2010, Grammia parthenice (Parthenice Tiger Moth) NHM2010, Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Noctuidae: Papaipema cerussata (Ironweed Borer Moth) NHM2010, Perigea xanthioides (Red Groundling) NHM2010, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Yellow-striped Armyworm) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Pterophoridae: Hellinsia paleaceus [larvae feed on young foliage, oligophagous] NHM2010; Sesiidae: Carmenta bassiformis (Ironweed Clearwing Moth) NHM2010; Tortricidae: Paralobesia vernoniana NHM2010, Platynota idaeusalis (Tufted Apple Bud Moth) [larvae roll leaves, polyphagous] NHM2010