Insects Feeding
on Bur-reeds
(Sparganium spp.)

Scientific Name
& Common Name

Donacia assimilis *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia caerulea *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia confluenta *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia fulgens *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia hirticollis *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia parvidens *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Donacia subtilis *
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

Sphenophorus australis
(Cattail Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
(Waterlily Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Munroessa icciusalis
syn. Elophila icciusalis
(Pondside Pyralid Moth)
Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Synclita obliteralis
(Waterlily Leafcutter Moth)
Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Bellura obliqua **
(Cattail Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Capsula laeta ***
syn. Archanara laeta
(Bur-reed Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Capsula oblonga ***
syn. Archanara oblonga
(Oblong Sedge Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

* feeds on leaves and/or roots
** young larvae mine leaves,
older larvae bore into crown & roots
*** larvae bore through stems

Sources: Harms & Grodowitz (2009),
Clark et al. (2004), Vaurie (1983),
Blackman & Eastop (2013)