Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) [Apiaceae]
(observations are from Barnes, Blackman & Eastop, Pepper)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Brachycaudus helichrysi (Leafcurl Plum Aphid) [this aphid prefers summer hosts in the Asteraceae] Pp1965, Cavariella aegopodii (Willow-Carrot Aphid) [found on young leaves & catkins of willows, migrating during the summer to the leaves & inflorescences of herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae] BE2013, Cavariella pastinacae [found on leaves & new growth of willows, migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae] BE2013, Dysaphis apiifolia (Hawthorn-Parsley Aphid) [forms galls on hawthorn leaves, migrating during the summer to the leaf bases of herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; this aphid has been found in Illinois] BE2013, Hyadaphis foeniculi (Fennel Aphid) [curls leaves of Lonicera spp. & Symphoricarpos spp., migrating during the summer to the stems, leaves, & inflorescences of herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) Bar1999