Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Barnes, Campbell et al., Clark et al., Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Bouseman et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata [larval host plant] Clk2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Atrytone arogos (Arogos Skipper) Bou2006, Atrytone delaware (Delaware Skipper) [syn. Atrytone logan] Bou2006, Atrytonopsis hianna (Dusted Skipper) Bou2006, Hesperia metea (Cobweb Skipper) Bou2006, Problema byssus (Byssus Skipper) Bou2006; Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph) Bar1999
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia simplex (Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Chorthippus curtipennis (Meadow Grasshopper) Wy1994, Eritettix simplex (Velvet-Striped Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Hadrotettix trifasciatus (Three-Banded Range Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Hippiscus ocelote (Wrinkled Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant] Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Slantfaced Grasshopper) Wy1994, Orphulella speciosa (Pasture Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Pardalophora haldemani (Haldeman's Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Phoetaliotes nebrascensis (Large-Headed Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant] Cmp1974 Wy1994, Syrbula admirabilis (Handsome Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant] Cmp1974
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Chirothrips texanus St1968, Frankliniella unicolor [oligophagous] St1968