Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Poa spp. (Bluegrass) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Barnes, Clark et al., Microleps website, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Bouseman et al., Covell, Smith, Cranshaw, Blackman & Eastop, Brust et al., Opler & Krizek, Robinson & Bradley, Spencer & Steyskal, Braun, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Myochrous denticollis Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Agromyza albipennis [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, & Ohio] SS1986, Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner) [larvae are leaf-miners, pupating in sheaths; widespread] SS1986, Cerodontha muscina [larvae are leaf-miners; widespread] SS1986, Cerodontha pygmaea [larvae are leaf-miners; found in New York & Canada] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Mormidea lugens Rid2009, Neottiglossa cavifrons Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Anoecia cornicola [found on dogwood shrubs as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the roots of grasses] BE2013, Atheroides seurrulatus [found on leaves of various grasses; this aphid has been introduced from Europe into North America, including Quebec] BE2013, Carolinaia howardii HF1931, Forda formicaria [feeds on grass roots, this Eurasian aphid has been found in Illinois] HF1931 BE2013 RB1965, Forda marginata [feeds on grass roots, this Eurasian aphid has been found in Wisconsin & Manitoba] BE2013 RB1965, Geoica squamosa HF1931, Geoica utricularia [feeds on grass roots; this Eurasian aphid has been introduced into North America, including Illinois] BE2013, Prociphilus erigeronensis [found on the roots of many herbaceous plants in the Asteraceae, Poaceae, & Fabaceae; widely distributed in the USA, this aphid also occurs in Ontario] HF1931 BE2013, Rhopalomyzus poae [found on Lonicera spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the basal parts of grasses; this aphid has been found in Illinois & Wisconsin, it also occurs in Europe] BE2013, Rhopalosiphum oxyacanthae (Apple-Grass Aphid) [curls leaves of various trees & shrubs in the Rosaceae, migrating during the summer to the roots of grasses; this aphid has been found in NE & north-central USA, including Illinois] BE2013, Rhopalosiphum padi [polyphagous] HF1931, Schizaphis graminum (Greenbug) Crw2004, Tetraneura ulmi (Elm & Grass Root Aphid) [forms stalked sack-shaped galls on elm leaves, migrating during the summer to the roots of various grasses; this Eurasian aphid has been introduced into NE USA, north-central USA, & Canada] BE2013, Utamphorophora humboldti [found on Ninebark shrubs as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the leaf blades & inflorescences of various grasses; this aphid has been found in SE Canada] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Trionymus americanus (American Grass Mealybug) [found underneath leaf sheaths on grasses & on foliage for other kinds of vegetation, probably polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Eutomostethus ephippium [larvae feed on foliage, introduced into North America from abroad] Sm2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Crambidae: Parapediasia teterrellus (Bluegrass Webworm) Crw2004, Pediasia trisecta (Larger Sod Webworm) [larvae feed on grass blades] Crw2004; Elachistidae: Cosmiotes scopulicola [larvae are leaf-miners; this moth is found on bluffs along Lake Superior in Michigan; syn. Cosmiotes freyerella, syn. Elachista scopulicola, syn. Elachista freyerella] Br1948 NHM2010; Elachista illectella [larvae are leaf-miners of many grass species; this moth is found throughout NE USA & Ontario; syn. Cosmiotes illectella] Mic2010 Br1948 NHM2010; Hesperiidae: Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside Skipper) Bou2006 OK1984 NHM2010, Ancyloxypha numitor (Least Skipper) [found in wet areas] Bou2006 Wg2005 NHM2010, Poanes hobomok (Hobomok Skipper) Bar1999 Bou2006 OK1984 NHM2010, Polites mystic (Long Dash) [found in damp open areas of NE Illinois] Bou2006 OK1984 NHM2010, Polites peckius (Peck's Skipper) Wg2005; Noctuidae: Apamea niveivenosa (Snowy-veined Apamea) [larvae feed on roots] NHM2010, Feltia jaculifera (Dingy Cutworm) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Macrochilo litophora (Brown-lined Owlet) [larvae feed on dead foliage] NHM2010, Mythimna unipuncta (True Armyworm) [syn. Pseudaletia unipuncta] NHM2010, Nephelodes minians (Bronzed Cutworm) [feeds on various grasses] Crw2004 NHM2010, Phalaenostola larentioides (Black-Banded Owlet) [found in open areas, larvae feed on both living & dead leaves] Cv2005; Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph) Wg2005, Megisto cymela (Little Wood Satyr) Wg2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Camnula pellucida (Clear-winged Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in various grassy habitats & fields] BHW2008, Eritettix simplex (Velvet-Striped Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in mesic to dry grassy areas; nymph host plants] BHW2008 Wy1994, Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) [this grasshopper is found in open grassy areas, woodland openings, & roadsides] BHW2008 Wy1994