Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Andropogon spp. (Beardgrass, Bluestem) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Vaurie, Clark et al., Stannard, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Wagner, DeLong, Arment)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Aniostena nigrita Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus destructor (Destructive Billbug) Vau1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Laevicephalus unicoloratus [found in black soil prairie & sand prairie] Dlg1948
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph) Wg2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper) Wy1994
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Adraneothrips exiguus [found in root mass] St1968, Anaphothrips catawba [found in upland prairies] St1968, Anaphothrips nanus St1968, Chirothrips insolitus [found on high knob] St1968, Dorcadothrips walteri [found on hill prairies] St1968, Eurythrips ampliventralis [found in root mass] St1968, Eurythrips hindsi [found in root mass] St1968, Glyptothrips arkansus [found in clumps of grass] St1968, Glyptothrips flavescens [found in clumps of grass] St1968, Tylothrips osborni [found in clumps of grass] St1968
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Diapheromeriidae: Diapheromera velii (Prairie Walkingstick) Arm2006