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have two consecutive flights at one point in the year and are not present for the other half of the year. The first brood lives from late
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lay their eggs on the stems, pedicels, and the bases of petioles of these plants, and less commonly they have been known to lay their eggs on the buds, flowers, and leaves of these plants. When the larvae emerge, they eat the buds, flowers, and fruits of the host plants.
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