"Taraxacum officinale " is native to Europe and Asia, and was originally imported to America as a food crop.
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Larvae have only been recorded feeding on " Phacelia sericea " and " Taraxacum officinale ", but are probably general feeders on herbaceous vegetation.
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The caterpillars feed in April and May mainly on the rootstock of sow thistles ( " Sonchus " species ) and common dandelion ( " Taraxacum officinale " ),
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The name " Taraxacum officinale " is the same and the type of the name is the same, but the extent of what the name actually applies to varies greatly.