Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Fragaria virginiana (Wild Strawberry) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Campbell et al., Bouseman et al., Needham et al., Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Graphops marcassita [larvae feed on roots] WR2017, Paria fragariae (Strawberry Rootworm) [larvae feed on roots] WR2017
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Agromyza fragariae [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Pyrgus centaureae wyandot (Grizzled Skipper) [found in NE Illinois] Bou2006 OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Chloealtis conspersa (Sprinkled Grasshopper) [feeds on dry leaflets, field observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Grasshopper) Cmp1974; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [fed on fruits in lab setting] Ggw1967