Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rumex obtusifolius (Bitter Dock) [Polygonaceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Opler & Krizek, Gangwere)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema concinna Clk2004, Gastrophysa cyanea Clk2004, Mantura floridana Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Anthomyiidae: Pegomya bicolor [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Pegomya calyptrata [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Pegomya versicolor [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Lycaena xanthoides dione (Great Copper) OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, a preferred food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967