Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
____________
Thalictrum pubescens (Tall Meadow-Rue) [Ranunculaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Thalictrum polygamum. Observations are from Covell, Needham et al., Wheeler et al., Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, and Nakahara.)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Phytomyza minuscula [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Phytomyza plumiseta [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Pennsylvania, Minneosta, & Canada] Ndm1928 SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Plagiognathus brevirostris WHM1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Longicaudus trirhodus Pp1965, Nasonovia purpurascens Pp1965
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Calyptra canadensis (Canadian Owlet) [oligophagous] Cv2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips thalictri [found on leaves, oligophagous] Nk1994