Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from DeLong, Microleps website, Clark et al., Rider, Needham et al., Spencer & Steyskal, Braun, Natural History Museum, Williams)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica barberi [larvae feed on roots] Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Cerodontha superciliosa [larvae are leaf-miners; widespread in the northern half of USA] Ndm1928 SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Alydidae: Protenor belfragei [feeds on seeds] Wm2004; Pentatomidae: Euschistus servus [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Commellus comma Dlg1948
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Elachistidae: Elachista illectella [larvae are leaf-miners; syn. Cosmiotes illectella] NHM2010, Elachista leucofrons [larvae are leaf-miners, Canada Wild Rye is a preferred host plant; this moth is found in North Carolina, Ohio, & Colorado] Mic2010 Br1948 NHM2010; Noctuidae: Dargida diffusa (Wheathead Armyworm) NHM2010, Resapamea stipata (Four-lined Borer Moth) NHM2010