Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet Nightshade) [Solanaceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Natural History Museum, Nakahara, Williams)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Epitrix brevis Clk2004, Epitrix cucumeris Clk2004, Epitrix fuscula Clk2004, Epitrix hirtipennis Clk2004, Lema daturaphila Clk2004, Leptinotarsa decemlineata Clk2004, Leptinotarsa juncta Clk2004, Plagiometriona clavata Clk2004, Psylliodes affinis [preferred host plant] Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Poecilocapsus lineatus [feeds on leaves] Wm2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Acyrthosiphon pisum HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Phthorimaea operculella (Potato Tuber Moth) [larvae mine leaves or bore into tubers] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Lineodes integra (Nightshade Leaftier Moth) [larvae fold leaves or tie them together] NHM2010; Sphingidae: Manduca sexta (Tobacco Hornworm) NHM2010
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips fallaciosus [polyphagous] Nk1994