Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Mentha spp. (Mint) [Lamiaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Rider, Clark et al., Covell, Felt, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Kuschelina gibbitarsa Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Neolasioptera menthae (Mint Stem Gall Midge) [larvae form galls on stems] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana Rid2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Xanthotype sospeta (Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Noctuidae: Anterastria teratophora (The Gray Marvel) [syn. Agriopodes teratophora] Cv2005 NHM2010, Helicoverpa zea (Corn Earworm Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Rachiplusia ou (Gray Looper Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 NHM2010; Pyralidae: Fumibotys fumalis (Mint Root Borer Moth) [young larvae feed on leaves, older larvae feed on roots] NHM2010, Pyrausta acrionalis Cv2005, Pyrausta signatalis [possible host plants] Cv2005; Sphingidae: Sphinx eremitus (Hermit Sphinx) Cv2005 Wg2005