Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Brassica napus (Rapeseed) [Brassicaceae]
(Including var. napobrassica (rutabaga). Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Charlet & Gavloski, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Phyllotreta bipustulata Clk2004, Phyllotreta cruciferae Clk2004, Phyllotreta liebecki Clk2004, Phyllotreta punctulata Clk2004, Phyllotreta ramosa Clk2004, Phyllotreta robusta Clk2004, Phyllotreta striolata Clk2004, Phyllotreta zimmermanni Clk2004, Psylliodes elegans Clk2004, Psylliodes punctulatus Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza brassicae (Serpentine Leafminer) [widespread] SS1986, Liriomyza pusilla [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Lipaphis pseudobrassicae (False Cabbage Aphid) [found on rutabaga] Pp1965, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) [polyphagous] RB1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Anarta trifolii (The Nutmeg) [syn. Hadula trifolii] NHM2010, Euxoa messoria (Reaper Dart) [polyphagous, larvae feed mostly on roots] NHM2010, Melanchra picta (Zebra Caterpillar) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Mythimna unipuncta (True Armyworm) [polyphagous; syn. Pseudaletia unipuncta] NHM2010, Spodoptera ornithogalli (Yellow-striped Armyworm) [polyphagous], Trichordestra legitima (Garden Stiped Caterpillar) [polphagous] NHM2010; Nymphalidae: Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady) [polyphagous, larvae feed on foliage of canola] CG2011; Pieridae: Euchloe ausonides (Large Marble) [this insect is found as far east as Ontario, Michigan, & Minnesota] NHM2010