Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Sarracenia purpurea (Northern Pitcher Plant) [Sarraceniaceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Wagner, Covell, Blackman & Eastop, Miller, Natural History Museum, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Diptera
Culicidae: Wyeomyia smithii (Pitcher Plant Mosquito) [the larvae develop in the watery fluid of the pitcher of this plant] WR2017
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum jeanae [feeds from inside of pitchers; this aphid has been found in Manitoba] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Exyra fax (Epauletted Pitcher Plant Moth) [oligophagous] Wg2005 NHM2010, Exyra semicrocea [larvae feed on foliage, oligophagous] Msh2006, Papaipema appassionata (Pitcher Plant Borer Moth) [larvae bore into roots & stems of pitcher plants, found in peaty bogs, oligophagous] Cv2005 NHM2010; Tortricidae: Endothenia hebesana (Verbena Bud Moth) [larvae feed in flowers, buds, seed capsules, & stems; polyphagous] Msh2006 Mlr1987 NHM2010