Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Hemerocallis spp. (Day Lily) [Liliaceae]
(observations are from Cranshaw, Blackman & Eastop)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Scarabaeidae: Euphoria inda (Bumble Flower Beetle) [adults feed on flowers] Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Myzus hemerocallis (Day Lily Aphid) [found on inflorescences & basal parts of young leaves; this aphid was introduced from E Asia into North America, including Illinois] BE2013, Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae (Mangold Aphid) [found on Bladdernut & other shrubs as primary hosts, migrating to the stored bulbs of plants in the Liliaceae, or migrating to the roots & subterranean parts of various outdoor plants in several plant families] BE2013
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips hemerocallis (Day Lily Thrips) [suck juices from foliage] Crw2004