Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (Giant Bulrush) [Cyperaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Scirpus validus, observations are from Vaurie, Harms & Grodowitz, Gangwere, Majka et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Listronotus squamiger [this insect is widely distributed] HG2009 MAM2007, Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis (Clay-Colored Billbug) [this insect is widely distributed] Vau1983 MAM2007, Sphenophorus costipennis Vau1983 MAM2007, Sphenophorus incongruus Vau1983, Sphenophorus robustus Vau1983, Sphenophorus venatus venatus (Hunting Billbug) Vau1983
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Crambidae: Chilo forbesellus [found in Michigan & Minnesota] HG2009, Occidentalia comptulatalis [found in NE USA, north-central USA, & Canada] HG2009
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper) [feeds on floral spikelets, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Conocephalus brevipennis (Short-winged Meadow Katydid) [feeds on floral spikelets, field observations] Ggw1961