____________ Insects Feeding on these Plants: ____________ |
Oxalis spp. (Wood Sorrel) [Oxalidaceae] (Observations are from Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet) Homoptera (Sucking Insects) Aphididae: Abstrusomyzus reticulatus [found in North Carolina] BE2013, Rhopalosiphoninus staphyleae (Mangold Aphid) [found on Bladdernut & other shrubs as primary hosts, migrating to the stored bulbs of plants in the Liliaceae, or migrating to the roots & hidden parts of various outdoor plants in several plant families] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Heliococcus osborni (Osborn Mealybug) [polyphagous, mostly found on woody vegetation] SN2014 Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths) Noctuidae: Galgula partita (Wedgling Moth) [oligophagous] NHM2010 |
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