Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Humulus spp. (Hops) [Cannabinaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw, Felt, Opler & Krizek, Pepper)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Psylliodes punctulata (Hop Flea Beetle) [adults feed on foliage, larvae feed on roots] Crw2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Lasioptera humulicaulis (Hop Stem Gall Midge) [larvae cause swollen stems] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Phorodon humuli (Hop Aphid) [hops is summer host] Crw2004 Pp1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on fruit & seeds, polyphagous] BS2001 MM1980; Noctuidae: Eudryas grata (Beautiful Wood Nymph) Cv2005, Hydraecia immanis (Hop Vine Borer Moth) [larvae bore through roots] Crw2004; Nymphalidae: Polygonia comma (Comma) BS2001 OK1984, Polygonia interogationis (Question Mark) BS2001, Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral) [larvae feed on leaves, hops are less typical host plants] BS2001; Tortricidae: Cnephasia longana (Omnivorous Leaftier) [larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004