Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Avena spp. (Oats, Wild Oats) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Spencer & Steyskal)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner) [larvae are leaf-miners, pupating in leaf sheaths; widespread] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Carolinaia rhois [found on leaf undersides of sumac during the spring, migrating to the inflorescences of various grasses during the summer] BE2013, Forda marginata [found on grass roots; observed in Wisconsin, this aphid was introduced from Eurasia] BE2013, Geoica utricularia [found on grass roots; observed in Illinois, this aphid was introduced from Eurasia] BE2013, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Corn Leaf Aphid) [found on young leaves, introduced into North America from Asia] BE2013, Sipha flava (Yellow Sugar Cane Aphid) [found on leaf blades of various grasses & sedges; widely distributed in USA, including Illinois] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside Skipper) OK1984