Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Polymnia canadensis (Leafcup) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Blackman & Eastop, Watson, Gangwere)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Dicyphus gracilentus Kn1941, Lopidea confluenta [probable host plant] Wat1928, Macrolophus separatus Kn1941, Macrolophus tenuicornis Kn1941, Plagiognathus albifascies Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon zinzalae [found on leaf undersides along midribs; this aphid occurs in Illinois & Michigan] HF1931 BE2013
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Oecanthidae: Neoxabea bipunctata (Two-spotted Tree Cricket) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961, Oecanthus niveus (Narrow-winged Tree Cricket) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Scudderia furcata (Fork-tailed Bush Katydid) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961; Trigonidiidae: Anaxipha exigua (Say's Trig) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961