Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Diervilla lonicera (Bush Honeysuckle) [Caprifoliaceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Needham et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Pepper)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Phytomyza persicae [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia diervillae (Bush Honeysuckle Bud Midge) [larvae form green bud galls or enlarged fruits] Flt1917, Neolasioptera caulicola (Bush Honeysuckle Stem Midge) [larvae live in stems] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis gossypii (Cotton Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931 Pp1965, Macrosiphum diervillae [found on leaf undersides, distributed in NE USA & Canada] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis (Snowberry Clearwing) Wg2005; Uraniidae: Callizzia amorata (Gray Scoopwing) Wg2005