Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Lespedeza hirta (Hairy Bush Clover) [Fabaceae]
(observations are from Arnett & Jacques, Clark et al., Bouseman et al., Gangwere, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Saxinis omogera Clk2004; Melyridae: Collops vicarius [found on foliage] WR2017
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Alydidae: Alydus eurinus [feeds on plant sap] WR2017
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, & Sawflies)
Formicidae: Forelius pruinosus [feeds on honeydew droplets of the larvae of a butterfly, Everes comyntas, when the latter feed on Hairy Bush Clover] WR2017, Formica dolosa [feeds on honeydew droplets of the larvae of a butterfly, Everes comyntas, when the latter feed on Hairy Bush Clover] WR2017, Formica incerta [feeds on honeydew droplets of the larvae of a butterfly, Everes comyntas, when the latter feed on Hairy Bush Clover] WR2017
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Erynnis zarucco (Zarucco Duskywing) Bou2006, Thorybes bathyllus (Southern Cloudywing) Bou2006; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas (Eastern Tailed Blue) [larvae feed on flowers; syn. Cupido comyntas] WR2017, Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on buds, flowers, & developing seedpods, polyphagous] AJ1981
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Schistocerca lineata (Spotted Bird Grasshopper) [nymphs feed on sepals & corollas of flowers, field observations] Ggw1961