Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Cyperus esculentus (Yellow Nut-Sedge) [Cyperaceae]
(Observations are from Vaurie, Wagner, Rider, Opler & Krizek, Miller, Majka et al., Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Sphenophorus callosus (Southern Corn Billbug) Vau1983, Sphenophorus destructor (Destructive Billbug) Vau1983, Sphenophorus venatus venatus (Hunting Billbug) [this insect is found in NE USA, SE Canada, & Minnesota; Yellow Nutsedge is the preferred host plant] Vau1983 MAM2007
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Cydnidae: Cyrtomenus ciliatus Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Chorizococcus rostellum (Bermuda Grass Mealybug) [feeds mostly on roots; this insect is found in SE USA as far north as Maryland & Tennessee] SN2014, Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Euphyes vestris (Dun Skipper) Wg2005 OK1984 NHM2010; Tortricidae: Bactra verutana (Javelin Moth) Mlr1987 NHM2010