Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Lepidium virginicum (Common Peppergrass) [Brassicaceae]
(Observations are from Rider, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Needham et al., Brust et al., Opler & Krizek, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Microtheca ochroloma Clk2004, Microtheca picea Clk2004, Phaedon viridis Clk2004, Phyllotreta aeneicollis Ndm1928, Phyllotreta bipustulata Clk2004, Phyllotreta cruciferae Clk2004, Phyllotreta liebecki Clk2004 Ndm1928, Phyllotreta oblonga Clk2004, Phyllotreta striolata Clk2004, Phyllotreta zimmermanni Clk2004 Ndm1928, Psylliodes convexior Clk2004, Psylliodes elegans Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza brassicae (Serpentine Leafminer) [widespread] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Holcostethus limbolarius Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Lipaphis erysimi HF1931, Pemphigus populi-transversus HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Feltia subterranea (Subterranean Dart) [larvae cuts stems, feed on foliage, polyphagous; syn. Agrotis subterranea] NHM2010; Pieridae: Pontia protodice (Checkered White) [a preferred host plant] OK1984 NHM2010; Pyralidae: Eustixia pupula (Spotted Peppergrass Moth) NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Three-banded Range Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in dry & sparsely vegetated areas, gravelly hillsides, & eroded areas] BHW2008, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-striped Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in weedy areas, field edges, & weedy pastures] BHW2008