Insects Feeding
on this Plant
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Ambrosia psilostachya (Western Ragweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Thomas, Campbell et al., Clark et al., and Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Exema dispar Clk2004, Microrhopala xerene Clk2004, Zygogramma suturalis Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Chlorochroa persimilis [found on plants] Vst1913, Chlorochroa uhleri Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon ambrosiae Th1877 [observed in Iowa]
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Campylacantha olivacea (Fuzzy Olive-Green Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974, Hesperotettix speciosus (Western Grass-Green Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974, Hesperotettix viridis (Snakeweed Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Hippiscus ocelote (Wrinkled Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Hypochlora alba (Cudweed Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus angustipennis (Narrow-Winged Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus borealis (Northern Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus dawsoni (Dawson's Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Wy1994, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper) Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus keeleri (Keeler's Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus packardii (Packard's Grasshopper) Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Melanoplus scudderi latus (Scudder's Shortwinged Grasshopper) [preferred food plant] Cmp1974, Pardalophora haldemani (Haldeman's Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Spharagemon collare (Mottled Sand Grasshopper) Wy1994, Syrbula admirabilis (Handsome Grasshopper) Cmp1974