Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Achillea spp. (Yarrow) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Vickery & Kevan, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysolina hudsonica Clk2004, Exema dispar Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Ozirhincus millefolii (Yarrow Flower Midge) [larvae are found in flowerheads] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Abstrusomyzus phloxae [polyphagous] BE2013, Brachycauda helichrysi (Leafcurl Plum Aphid) [plum trees are primary hosts, this aphid causing their leaves to curl; secondary hosts are various herbaceous plants, where this aphid is found on their stems & inflorescences] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella millefolii [found on inflorescences especially, this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria [found on flowerheads & stems; this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tapuskae [usually found on lower leaves of host plants] BE2013, Uroleucon ambrosiae [reports of this aphid on yarrow may involve misidentification] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Chorizococcus dentatus (Yarrow Mealybug) [feeds on roots & crown; this insect is found in E USA & Canada] SN2014, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014, Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Oecophoridae: Depressaria alienella [larvae feed on flowers; this moth is found in NE USA & SE Canada] NHM2010; Pterophoridae: Gillmeria pallidactyla (Yarrow Plume Moth) [syn. Platyptilia pallidactyla] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus scudderi (Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper) VK1985