Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Calystegia spp. (Bindweed) [Convolvulaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this plant genus is Convolvulus. Observations are from Yanega, Milne & Milne, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Covell, Cranshaw, Mitchell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Phaea monostigma [larvae bore through stems of live plants] Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Agroiconota bivittata (Striped Tortoise Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004, Charidotella bicolor (Golden Tortoise Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004 MM1980, Chelymorpha cassidea (Argus Tortoise Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004 MM1980, Deloyala guttata (Mottled Tortoise Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004, Jonthonota nigripes (Black-Legged Tortoise Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis citricola [polyphagous[ HF1931, Aphis nerii HF1931, Macrosiphum gei [polyphagous] HF1931, Myzus persicae [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Spilosoma virginica (Virginia Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Mch1919; Lyonetiidae: Bedellia somnulentella (Morning Glory Leafminer) [larvae tunnel through foliage] Crw2004; Noctuidae: Spragueia leo (Common Spragueia) Cv2005; Sphingidae: Agrius cingulatus (Pink-Spotted Hawk Moth) [oligophagous] Wg2005