Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Echium vulgare (Viper's Bugloss) [Boraginaceae]
(observations are from Marshall, Clark et al., Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Powell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Longitarsus melanurus Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Plagiognathus politus WHM1983; Tingidae: Dictyla echii [feeds on flowers] Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Brachycaudus cardui (Thistle Aphid) [found on stems & leaves] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Depressariidae: Ethmia bipunctella [larvae found on flowers; this introduced moth has been found in New Jersey & Quebec] Msh2006 Pw1973