Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum (Scribner's Panic Grass) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Gangwere, Clark et al., Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Campbell et al., Needham et al., Brust et al., Joern)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chalepus bicolor [larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Ndm1928
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Ageneotettix deorum (White-Whiskered Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Arphia simplex (Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Arphia sulfurea (Sulfur-Winged Grasshopper) Ggw1965, Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper) Jor1985, Hesperotettix speciosus (Western Grass-Green Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Spurthroated Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Orphulella speciosa (Pasture Grasshopper) Cmp1974 Wy1994, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in various grassland habitats] Cmp1974 Wy1994 BHW2008, Syrbula admirabilis (Handsome Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in dry grassy areas] Cmp1974 BHW2008; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on flowers, lab observations; the host plant was referred to as Dichanthelium oligosanthes] Ggw1967