Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Bromus inermis (Smooth Brome) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Campbell et al., Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Rider, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Brust et al., Robinson & Bradley, Wilbur, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Oulema melanopus Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Capsus cinctus [this insect is found in Iowa & other Northern Plains states] Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Cryptaphis bromi [found on brown stems at plant bases, observed in Manitoba] BE2013, Cryptaphis poae RB1965, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Corn Leaf Aphid) RB1965, Rhopalosiphum padi (Bird Cherry & Oat Aphid) RB1965, Schizaphis graminum (Greenbug) RB1965, Sipha elegans RB1965, Sitobion avenae (English Grain Aphid) RB1965; Cicadellidae: Endria inimica (Painted Leafhopper) Wlb1954; Pseudococcidae: Heterococcus nudus (Naked Grass Mealybug) [found on the crown & underneath leaf sheaths of host plants; this insect is widely distributed in northern USA & California] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Ctenucha virginica (Virginia Ctenucha) NHM2010; Noctuidae: Apamea sordens finitima (Bordered Apamea) NHM2010, Dargida diffusa (Wheathead Armyworm) NHM2010; Oecophoridae: Gonioterma mistrella NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia xanthoptera (Autumn Yellow-winged Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant, feeding behavior was observed in a lab; this grasshopper is found in tallgrass & mixed-grass prairies] BHW2008, Camnula pellucida (Clear-Winged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Chortophaga viridifasciata (Northern Green-striped Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant, feeding behavior was observed in labs; this grasshopper is found at woodland edges & openings, moist areas along streams] Ggw1961 BHW2008, Dichromorpha viridis (Short-winged Green Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant, feeding behavior was observed in a lab; this grasshopper is found at woodland edges & openings, moist areas along streams] BHW2008, Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant; this grasshopper is found along roadsides, edges of parking lots, gravelly areas along railroads, & fields] Wy1994 BHW2008, Hippiscus ocelote (Wrinkled Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus packardii (Packard's Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in open areas with heavier soil, weedy roadsides, & tallgrass prairie] Wy1994 BHW2008, Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in open grassy areas] Wy1994 BHW2008, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in various grassland habitats] Wy1994 BHW2008