Guettarda scabra leaves are consumed by a variety of moth caterpillars, some with adults that visit the flowers and may serve as pollinators. Flower-opening is hastened by eager flower-flies, and during the night the flowers are visited by hawk moths (Sphingidae); in the morning they are visited by butterflies.
Scientific Note: Insects associated with Guettarda scabra in Everglades National Park, Florida
Author:
Suzanne Koptur
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Published:
May 2020
Keywords:
butterflies, floral visitors, flower flies, herbivores, moths, pine rocklands, pollinators, velvetseed
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