Insect Table (Iris spp.)

Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Mononychus vulpeculus *
(Iris Weevil)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Cerodontha magnicornis **
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

Cerodontha thompsoni **
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

Eumerus strigatus §
(Onion Bulb Fly)
Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Eumerus tuberculatus §
(Lesser Bulb Fly)
Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)

Euschistus ictericus
(no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Euschistus tristigmus
(Dusky Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Dysaphis tulipae
(Tulip Bulb Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum euphorbiae
(Potato Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhopalosiphum padi
(Bird Cherry & Oat Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhozoecus falcifer §§
(Ground Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Ctenucha virginica
(Virginia Ctenucha)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)

Hydraecia micacea § ¶
(Rosy Rustic)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Macronoctua onusta §
(Iris Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Papaipema cataphracta § ¶
(Burdock Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Papaipema nebris § ¶
(Stalk Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Xylena nupera
(American Swordgrass Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Endothenia hebesana
(Verbena Bud Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Frankliniella occidentalis ¶¶
(Western Flower Thrips)
Thripidae (Thrips)

* larvae feed on seeds, ** larvae mine leaves
§ larvae feed on rhizomes, §§ feeds on rhizomes,
¶ larvae bore through stems, ¶¶ found on flowers

Sources: Felt (1917), Cranshaw (2004),
Pepper (1965), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Natural History Museum website (2010),
Marshall (2006), Spencer & Steyskal (1986),
Rider (2009)

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