Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pastinaca sativa (Wild Parsnip) [Apiaceae]
(Observations are from Arnett & Jacques, Hottes & Frison, Knight, Bouseman & Sternburg, Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Watson, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928, Phytomyza affinis [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Phytomyza albiceps [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Phytomyza pastinacae [larvae are leaf-miners; found in New York & Europe] SS1986; Tephritidae: Euleia heraclei (Hogweed Picture-Wing Fly) Ndm1928
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Orthops scutellatus (Carrot Plant Bug) [eats seeds] Kn1941 WHM1983, Poecilocapsus lineatus (Founr-Lined Plant Bug) Wat1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis decepta [occurs on leaf undersides; this aphid has been found in Illinois, New York, & Pennsylvania] BE2013 HF1931 Pp1965, Aphis citricola [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis heraclella [some authors regard this scientific name as a synonym of Aphis carduella] Pp1965, Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis salicariae (Willow Aphid) AJ1981, Cavariella pastinacae [found on leaves & new growth of willows, migrating during the summer to herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; Wild Parsnip is a preferred summer host] BE2013 Pp1965, Cavariella theobaldi [found on leaves & new growth of willows, migrating during the summer to herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; Wild Parsnip is a preferred summer host] BE2013 Pp1965, Hyadaphis foeniculi (Honeysuckle-Fennel Aphid) [curls leaves of Lonicera spp. & Symphoricarpos spp., migrating during the summer to the stems, leaves, & inflorescences of herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] HF1931 BE2013 Pp1965, Hyadaphis passerinii [curls leaves of honeysuckle shrubs, migrating during the summer to the stems, leaves, & inflorescences of herbaceous plants in the Apiaceae; this aphid was introduced into North America from Eurasia] BE2013, Macrosiphum gei (Avens Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) BS2001