Larvae of whitelined sphinx [Hyles lineata (Fab.)] caused heavy defoliation and other injury to several species of range plants in a newly seeded stand of brome grass [Bromus inermis Leyss.] near Lakin, Kearny County, Kansas. Although larvae of this species are rather general feeders on broadleafed plants, they had a sequence of preference and completely ignored the brome grass. Species commonly eaten included prairie evening-primrose [Oenothera albicaulis (Pursh)] and spotted beebalm [Monarda punctata L.]. It is conjectured that feeding by whitelined sphinx larvae may sometimes influence the composition of range plant communities on the short grass prairie of the North American Great Plains. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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