Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Chrysanthemum spp. (Chrysanthemum) [Asteraceae]
(Some observations may apply to Leucanthemum. Observations are from Milne & Milne, Clark et al., Rider, Hottes & Frison, Knight, Covell, Felt, Miller, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Exema dispar Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Calycomyza platyptera [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Maryland & Mississippi] SS1986, Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Massachusetts & Canada] SS1986, Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986; Cecidomyiidae: Rhopalomyia chrysanthemi (Chrysanthemum Gall Midge) [larvae cause swollen stems, swollen petioles, and deformed buds] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Polymerus basalis Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Trichopepla semivittata Rid2009; Tingidae: Corythucha marmorata (Goldenrod Lace Bug) MM1980
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aulacorthum circumflexa HF1931, Aulacorthum solani (Foxglove Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Brachycaudus helichrysi (Leafcurl Plum Aphid) Pp1965, Coloradoa rufomaculata (Pale Chrysanthemum Aphid) HF1931 Pp1965, Macrosiphoniella sanborni (Chrysanthemum Aphid) HF1931 Pp1965, Uroleucon rudbeckiae (Golden Glow Aphid) Pp1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Orthonama obstipata (The Gem) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Lascoria ambigualis (Ambiguous Moth) Cv2005; Tortricidae: Pelochrista zomonana [larvae feed in roots & stems] Mlr1987