Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Panicum dichotomiflorum (Fall Panicum) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Spencer & Steyskal, Sudbrink & Grant)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema denticulata Clk2004, Chaetocnema pulicaria Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Agromyza proxima [larvae are leaf-miners; found in New York & Canada] SS1986, Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner) [larvae are leaf-miners, pupating in sheaths; widespread] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Hysteroneura setariae (Rusty Plum Aphid) [found on plum & possibly cherry trees as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the leaves & inflorescences of various grasses; this aphid is native to North America, including Illinois] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Helicoverpa zea (Corn Earworm) [polyphagous] SG1995