Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Common Ragweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Dennis, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Microleps website, Clark et al., Rider, Marshall)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Brachypnoea clypealis Clk2004, Calligrapha bidenticola Clk2004, Ophraella communa [the preferred host plant] Clk2004, Zygogramma suturalis Clk2004 Msh2006
Diptera (Flies)
Tephritidae: Euaresta bella [oligophagous] Msh2006
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Holcostethus limbolarius Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Empoasca erigeron [polyphagous] DD2010; Membracidae: Campylenchia latipes [polyphagous] Den1952, Ceresa bubalus (Buffalo Treehopper) [polyphagous] Den1952, Hadrophallus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala taurina [polyphagous] Den1952, Tortistilus inermis Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Cremastobombycia ambrosiella [larvae are tentiform leaf-miners] Mic2010; Noctuidae: Tarachidia erastrioides (Small Bird-Dropping Moth) [larvae prefer to feed on flowers] Msh2006