Compositae/insect mystery

[Doug Yanega]

>    Note also the colorful insects on the flowers. Eating them?

The insects appear to be Atteva punctella (Cramer), a common Yponomeutid
moth, certainly just nectaring at the flowers - I don't think that's a
larval host.

Peace,

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