Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Amphicarpaea bracteata (Hog Peanut) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Barnes, Hottes & Frison, Microleps website, Bouseman et al., Marshall, Clark et al., Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Gangwere, Eiseman, Baranowski & Slater)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004, Odontota dorsalis (Locust Leafminer) Clk2004, Odontota horni (Soybean Leafminer) Clk2004 Ndm1928, Odontota mundula [larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Eis2016, Phyllecthris dorsalis Clk2004, Sumitrosis rosea Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Coreidae: Euthochtha galeator [polyphagous] BS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis glycines (Soybean Aphid) [found on stems & leaf undersides; Rhamnus spp. are the primary hosts; this aphid was introduced into North America from E Asia] BE2013, Microparsus variabilis [found on stems & leaves, this aphid is distributed in E USA] HF1931 BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella [larvae are blotch leaf-miners] Mic2010 Ndm1928, Phyllonorycter morrisella [larvae are blotch or tentiform leaf-miners] Mic2010; Hesperiidae: Autochton cellus (Gold-banded Skipper) Bou2006 OK1984, Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper) Bar1999 Msh2006 OK1984, Urbanus proteus (Long-tailed Skipper) OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, although not preferred as a food source; lab observations] Ggw1967