Insects Feeding
on these Plants
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Ambrosia spp. (Ragweed) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Milne & Milne, Arnett & Jacques, Vaurie, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Knight, Yanega, Rider, Wagner, Marshall, Covell, Clark et al., Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Carabidae: Harpalus caliginosus [eats seeds] Vst1913; Cerambycidae: Dectes sayi [larvae bore through stems] Vst1913 Ya1996, Dectes texanus [larvae bore through stems] Ya1996, Hippopsis lemniscata [larvae bore through stems] Ya1996, Mecas cana saturnina [larvae bore through stems, Great Plains region] Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Brachypnoea margaretae Clk2004, Exema canadensis Clk2004, Calligrapha californica Msh2006, Zygogramma suturalis AL1981; Curculionidae: Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus Vau1983, Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus Vau1983; Languriidae: Acropteroxys gracilis [larvae are stem-borers] Msh2006
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Chlamydatus associatus Kn1941, Chlamydatus suavis Kn1941, Keltonia sulphureus Kn1941, Plagiognathus blatchleyi Kn1941, Plagiognathus nigronitens Kn1941, Plagiognathus politus Kn1941, Reuteroscopus ornatus Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana [polyphagous] Rid2010, Murgantia histrionica (Calico Bug, Harlequin Bug) [polyphagous] MM1980
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis helianthi (Sunflower Aphid) Crw2004, Uroleucon ambrosiae (Brown Ambrosia Aphid) Crw2004; Cicadellidae: Empoasca erigeron [polyphagous] DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Scopula inductata (Soft-Lined Wave) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-Lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005 Wg2005; Noctuidae: Lascoria ambigualis (Ambiguous Moth) [larvae feed on stalks] Cv2005, Ogdoconta cinereola (Common Pinkband) Cv2005, Pleuroprucha insularia (Common Tan Wave) [larvae feed on flowers] Wg2005, Schinia rivulosa (Ragweed Flower Moth) [larvae feed on flowers & developing seeds] Cv2005 Wg2005, Tarachidia candefacta (Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth) [larvae prefer to feed on flowers] Cv2005 Wg2005, Tarachidia erastrioides (Small Bird-Dropping Moth) [larvae prefer to feed on flowers] Cv2005 Wg2005; Tortricidae: Epiblema otiosana (Bidens Borer Moth) [larvae bore through stems] Cv2005