Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Arundinaria gigantea (Giant Cane) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from DeLong, Barnes, Bouseman & Sternburg, Bouseman et al., Opler & Krizek, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Arundanus arundineus Dlg1948, Arundanus flavotinctus Dlg1948, Arundanus marginellus Dlg1948, Arundanus nacreosa Dlg1948, Chlorotettix suturalis Dlg1948, Crumbana arundineus Dlg1948; Pseudococcidae: Antonina pretiosa (Noxious Bamboo Mealybug) [found on upper stems; this insect has been found in Illinois & Maryland] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Amblyscirtes aesculapius (Lace-winged Roadside Skipper) Bou2006 OK1984 NHM2010, Amblyscirtes carolina (Carolina Roadside Skipper) Bou2006, Amblyscirtes reversa (Reversed Roadside Skipper) Bou2006 NHM2010, Poanes yehl (Yehl Skipper) Bar1999 Bou2006; Nymphalidae: Enodia creola (Creole Pearly Eye) [found in southern tip of IL] BS2001 NHM2010, Enodia portlandia (Southern Pearly Eye) [found in southern tip of IL] BS2001 OK1984 NHM2010