Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Panicum capillare (Witch Grass) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Needham et al., Brust et al., Natural History Museum, Eiseman)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema denticulata Clk2004, Chaetocnema pulicaria Clk2004, Glyphuroplata pluto [larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Ndm1928 Eis2016
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner) Ndm1928
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Ctenucha virginica (Virginia Ctenucha) NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in various grassland habitats] BHW2008 Wy1994, Spharagemon collare (Mottled Sand Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in open sandy areas] BHW2008 Wy1994