Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Equisetum spp. (Horsetail) [Equisetaceae]
(observations are from Marshall, Clark et al., Smith, Harms & Grodowitz)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Hippuriphila canadensis Clk2004; Curculionidae: Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil) [larvae develop within stalks of horsetail, found in N. USA & Canada] Msh2006 HG2009
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Dolerus apricus [larvae feed on stalks] Sm2006, Dolerus tibialis conjugatus [larvae feed on stalks] Sm2006