Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Salix petiolaris (Meadow Willow) [Salicaceae]
(Observations are from Dmitriev & Dietrich, Clark et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Agrilus politus (Willow Gall Limb Borer) WR2017; Chrysomelidae: Calligrapha multipunctata Clk2004, Chrysomela laurentia Clk2004, Chrysomela scripta Clk2004, Crepidodera browni [adults feed on leaves, larvae feed on roots] WR2017, Crepidodera decora Clk2004, Crepidodera digna Clk2004, Crepidodera heikertingeri Clk2004, Crepidodera nana Clk2004, Crepidodera sculpturata Clk2004, Crepidodera solita Clk2004, Tricholochmaea decora Clk2004, Zeugophora consanguinea Clk2004; Curculionidae: Ellescus ephippiatus [larvae mine central rachis of inflorescences] WR2017
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis farinosa [found on young shoots & leaves] WR2017, Chaitophorus viminalis [found on young shoots & leaves] WR2017; Cicadellidae: Erythroneura rosa DD2010
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, & Sawflies)
Formicidae: Formica obscuriventris [this ant feeds on the honeydew of such aphids as Aphis farinosa and Chaitophorus viminalis while the latter are feeding on this willow] WR2017, Tapinoma sp. [this ant feeds on the honeydew of such aphids as Aphis farinosa and Chaitophorus viminalis while the latter are feeding on this willow] WR2017, Temnothorax ambiguus [this ant feeds on the honeydew of such aphids as Aphis farinosa and Chaitophorus viminalis while the latter are feeding on this willow] WR2017