Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Physalis spp. (Ground Cherry) [Solanaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Clark et al., Covell, Marcovitch, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Acallepitrix nitens Clk2004, Lemma daturaphila (Three-Lined Potato Beetle) [larvae feed on leaves] Mar1916, Leptinotarsa juncta Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza trifolii [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous; widespread in E USA] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum euphorbiae (Potato Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solani (Solanum Mealybug) [found on lower leaves & roots, polyphagous; this insect has been found in Maryland & Virginia, although it occurs primarily in southern & western USA] SN2014, Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Aristotelia physaliella [larvae are leaf-miners] NHM2010, Symmetrischema lavernella [larvae feed on flower buds & fruits, oligophagous] NHM2010; Noctuidae: Heliothis subflexa (Subflexa Straw) [larvae feed on fruits, oligophagous] Cv2005 NHM2010, Heliothis virescens (Tobacco Budworm) [larvae feed on buds, flowers, & fruit] Wg2005 NHM2010; Pyralidae: Lineodes integra (Eggplant Leafroller Moth) NHM2010; Sphingidae: Manduca quinquemaculata (Tomato Hornworm) Wg2005, Manduca sexta (Tobacco Hornworm) Wg2005