Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pueraria lobata (Kudzu Vine) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis glycines (Soybean Aphid) [found on Rhamnus spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to the stems & leaf undersides of various herbaceous plants in the Fabaceae; Soybean is the preferred secondary host plant; this aphid was introduced from E Asia into North America, including Illinois] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper) OK1984