Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (Spotted Joe-Pye Weed) [Asteraceae]
(Scientific synonyms of this plant are Eupatorium maculatum and Eutrochus maculatus. Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Spencer & Steyskal, Lisberg & Young, Natural History Museum, Williams)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Exema dispar Clk2004, Ophraella notata Clk2004, Sumitrosis inaequalis Clk2004; Mordellidae: Mordellina pustulata [larvae bore through stems] LY2003
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza flavinotum [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, & Canada] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Poecilocapsus lineatus [feeds on leaves] Wm2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis vernoniae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Arctia caja (Great Tiger Moth) [this polyphagous moth is found mostly north of Illinois; it also feeds on Eupatoriadelphus purpureus] NHM2010