Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Nelumbo lutea (American Lotus) [Nelumbonaceae]
(observations are from Covell, Cranshaw, Harms & Grodowitz)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Crambidae: Ostrinia penitalis (American Lotus Borer Moth) [feeds on leaves & petioles, widely distributed in central & eastern USA] Crw2004 HG2009; Noctuidae: Bellura obliqua (Cattail Borer Moth) [larvae mine leaves & bore into petioles, found in E. USA & SE Canada] Cv2005 HG2009