Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Carex pensylvanica (Pennsylvania Sedge) [Cyperaceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Brust et al., Panzer et al.)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Iziphya albipes [this aphid feeds on hillside sedges, observed in Minnesota & Quebec] BE2013; Cicadellidae: Cosmotettix delector [this leafhopper is found in upland woodlands & openings] Pnz2006
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia pseudonietana (Red-Winged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Chorthippus curtipennis (Meadow Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Chortophaga viridifasciata (Green-Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994, Encoptolophus sordidus (Clouded Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Orphulella speciosa (Pasture Grasshopper) Wy1994, Trachyrhachys kiowa (Kiowa Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in dry open areas with grasses & sedges] Wy1994 BHW2008; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, although not preferred as a food source; lab observations] Ggw1967