Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Impatiens capensis (Orange Jewelweed) [Balsaminaceae]
(A scientific synonym of Orange Jewelweed is Impatiens biflora. Observations are from Thomas, Knight, Hottes & Frison, Rider, Needham et al., Smith, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza borealis [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Jewelweed Leafminer) [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread in NE & Midwest USA] Ndm1928 SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygocoris pabulinus Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Acrosternum hilaris (Green Stink Bug) [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis cephalanthi HF1931, Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Aphis impatientis [observed in Illinois] Th1877 Pp1965, Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Macrosiphum impatientis [found on roses as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to Jewelweed; distributed in NE & north-central USA] BE2013, Macrosiphum pallidum [syn. Macrosiphum pseudorosae] Pp1965, Prociphilus erigeronensis [found on roots] Pp1965, Uroleucon impatiensicolens Pp1965
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Aglaostigma semiluteum [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Amblycorypha oblongifolia (Oblong-winged Katydid) [feeds on leaves, both field & lab observations] Ggw1961, Amblycorypha rotundifolia (Round-winged Katydid) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Conocephalus brevipennis (Short-winged Meadow Katydid) [feeds on flowers & seedpods, field observations] Ggw1961, Conocephalus fasciatus (Slender Meadow Katydid) [feeds on flowers, field observations] Ggw1961, Conocephalus nigropleurum (Black-sided Meadow Katydid) [feeds on flowers, field observations] Ggw1961, Scudderia curvicauda (Curve-tailed Bush Katydid) [feeds on flower buds, both field & lab observations] Ggw1961, Scudderia furcata (Fork-tailed Bush Katydid) [feeds on flowers & seedpods, field observations] Ggw1961