Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Oenothera laciniata (Ragged Evening Primrose) [Onagraceae]
(observations are from the Microleps website, Harms & Grodowitz, Snodgrass et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Tyloderma baridium [larvae feed on roots, found in E. USA & central USA] HG2009, Tyloderma foveolatum [larvae feed inside stems & taproots, widely distributed in E. USA] HG2009
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) SSS1984
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Momphidae: Mompha circumscriptella [larvae bore into seed capsules] Mic2010