Explanation of Names
Ataxia hubbardi Fisher 1924
patronym for
Henry Guernsey Hubbard (1850-1899)
Range
mostly sc US to AZ / ne. Mex. -
Map (2)(3)(4)(5)Food
Larvae are stem borers of living herbaceous plants, mostly composites, including
Helianthus(6)Life Cycle
life history on sunflowers in TX: Rogers (1977)
Print References
Fisher, W.S. 1924. A new species of Ataxia from the United States. The Canadian Entomologist 56: 253-254.
Rogers C.E. (1977) Cerambycid pests of sunflower: distribution and behavior in the Southern Plains. Env. Entomol. 6: 833–838.