Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Silene pratensis (Evening Campion) [Caryophyllaceae]
(Scientific synonyms of this plant is Lychnis alba and Silene alba. Observations are from Clark et al., Gangwere, Spencer & Steyskal, Nakahara.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cassida azurea Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza flavifrons [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Delaware, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, & Canada] SS1986
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Oecanthidae: Oecanthus fultoni (Snowy Tree Cricket) [nymphs feed on flower petals, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips trehernei [polyphagous] Nk1994