Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Panicum miliaceum (Broomcorn Millet) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Robinson & Bradley, Spencer & Steyskal, Majka et al., O'Rourke et al., Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Carabidae: Harpalus pensylvanicus (Pennsylvania Ground Beetle) [eats seeds, a preferred food plant] Ork2006, Poecilus chalcites [eats seeds, a preferred food plant] Ork2006, Poecilus lucublandus [eats seeds, a preferred food plant] Ork2006; Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema denticulata Clk2004, Chaetocnema pulicaria Clk2004, Diabrotica barberi [larvae feed on roots] Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis (Clay-colored Billbug) [this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Agromyza parvicornis (Corn Blotch Leafminer) [larvae are leaf-miners; widespread] Ndm1928 SS1986, Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner) [larvae are leaf-miners, pupating in sheaths; widespread] Ndm1928 SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Schizaphis graminum (Greenbug) RB1965, Sitobion avenae (English Grain Aphid) RB1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Mythimna unipuncta (True Armyworm) [syn. Pseudaletia unipuncta] NHM2010, Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall Armyworm) NHM2010; Pyralidae: Ostrinia nubilalis (European Corn Borer)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Gryllidae: Gryllus pennsylvanicus (Fall Field Cricket) [eats seeds, a preferred food plant] Ork2006