____________ Insects Feeding on these Plants: ____________ |
Ludwigia spp. (False Loosestrife) [Onagraceae] (observations are from Wagner, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum) Homoptera (Sucking Insects) Aphididae: Hyalomyzus jussiaeae [found on hawthorns as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to Ludwigia spp.; distributed mostly in SE USA, although this aphid occurs as far north as Maryland & Washington, D.C.] BE2013; Cicadellidae: Empoasca chelata [polyphagous] DD2010 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Noctuidae: Eudryas unio (Pearly Wood Nymph) Wg2005 NHM2010 |
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