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  7. Ophraella
  8. Ragweed Leaf Beetle

species 3,012 observations

Ragweed Leaf Beetle

Ophraella communa

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

9 native plants
support it in the US
  • Host plants Plants it lives on or in Common Ragweed, Giant Ragweed 2
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Western Ragweed, Common Sunflower, Rough Cocklebur, Jerusalem Artichoke 6
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Field Goldenrod 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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