Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Boehmeria cylindrica (False Nettle) [Urticaceae]
(Observations are from Barnes, Wagner, Rider, Bouseman & Sternburg, Felt, Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Neolasioptera boehmeriae [larvae form fusiform stem galls] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Euschistus tristigma tristigma Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus dolichomelos (False Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect has been found in NE USA & elsewhere] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Bomolocha manalis (Flowing-line Bomolocha) Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Polygonia comma (Comma) Bar1999 Wg2005 OK1984, Polygonia interrogationis (Question Mark) Bar1999 BS2001 OK1984, Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) [larvae feed on leaves] Bar1999 BS2001 Wg2005 OK1984