Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Arctium lappa (Great Burdock) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Marcovitch, Spencer & Steyskal, Gangwere, Natural History Museum)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cassida rubiginosa Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza maculosa [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Calycomyza flavinotum [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine, & Canada] SS1986, Phytobia allecta [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphoniella grandicauda [found on leaves, older ones especially; this aphid has been observed in Maryland, it was introduced from Asia] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Spilosoma virginica (Virginian Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Gelechiidae: Metzneria lappella (Burdock Seedhead Moth) [larvae feed on seeds] Mar1916 NHM2010; Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera (Celery Looper Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Autographa precationis (Common Looper Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Papaipema aerata (Bronzed Borer Moth) [this rarely observed moth has been found in Ontario & Quebec] NHM2010, Papaipema arctivorens (Northern Burdock Borer Moth) NHM2010, Papaipema cataphracta (Burdock Borer Moth) NHM2010, Papaipema nebris (Stalk Borer Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Papaipema rigida (Rigid Sunflower Borer Moth) NHM2010; Tortricidae: Sparganothis sulfureana (Sparganothis Fruitworm) [polyphagous] NHM2010
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967