Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Mentha × piperita (Peppermint) [Lamiaceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Felt, Gangwere, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Longitarsus ferrugineus Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Dasineura piperitae (Peppermint Bud Gall Midge) [larvae form loose bud galls] Flt1917, Giardomyia piperitae Flt1907
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Euxoa ochrogaster (Red-backed Cutworm) [polyphagous, feeds on peppermint in Oregon & probably other places] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Pyrausta orphisalis (Orange Mint Moth) NHM2010; Sphingidae: Sphinx eremitus (Hermit Sphinx) NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Chortophaga viridifasciata (Green-striped Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves & petioles, field observations] Wy1994 Ggw1961