Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Cerastium spp. (Mouse-Eared Chickweed) [Caryophyllaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Covell, Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Abstrusomyzus phloxae [polyphagous] BE2013, Aphis sambuci (Elder Aphid) [found on young shoots of elderberry, migrating to various herbaceous plants during the summer] BE2013, Myzus certus [causes spotting & curling of leaves; found in New Brunswick, introduced from Europe] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Haematopis grataria (Chickweed Geometer) Cv2005 Wg2005, Lobocleta ossularia (Drab Brown Wave) Cv2005; Noctuidae: Agrotis venerabilis (Venerable Dart) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Hadena capsularis (Capsule Moth) [larvae feed on flowers & seed capsules] NHM2010