sonchus

It is typical to find them on top of yellow flowers such as Sonchus or Tolpis.

Introduced plants, Sonchus in New Zealand as example of.

The larvae feed on Sonchus species.

The Latin name Sonchus refers to the hollow stem, while oleraceus refers to its good taste.

Sonchus asper (I)

Plautella cossaea sonchus (Borneo, Thailand)

The caterpillars feed on Sonchus sow thistles and Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale); they have also been reported to be myrmecophilous.

Sonchus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera including Celypha rufana and the broad-barred white, grey chi, nutmeg, and shark moths .

The larvae feed on Aleurites moluccana, Cheirodendron, various grasses, Lythrum, mango, Metrosideros, Pittosporum, Sonchus and Wikstroemia species.

(B. pilosa can be doubly infected with BiMoV and a second virus called Sonchus yellow net virus (SYNV).