Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) [Liliaceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Clark et al., Rider, Covell, Cranshaw, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Spencer & Steyskal)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Crioceris asparagi (Asparagus Beetle) [intro. into N. America from abroad] Clk2004 Crw2004 Msh2006, Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Spotted Asparagus Beetle) [intro. into N. America from abroad] Clk2004 Crw2004 Msh2006, Lilioceris lilii Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Ophiomyia simplex (Asparagus Miner) [larvae are external stem-borers; found in New York] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana Rid2009, Euschistus servus Rid2009, Euschistus variolaria Rid2009, Thyanta custator accerra Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis gossypii (Cotton/Melon Aphid) Crw2004, Brachycorynella asparagi (Asparagus Aphid) [found on leaves & shoots, this aphid was introduced into North America from Eurasia] Crw2004 BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Anacamptodes humaria (Small Purplish Gray) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Melanchra adjuncta (Hitched Arches) [polyphagous, found in northern IL] Cv2005, Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage Looper Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Chortophaga viridifasciata (Green-striped Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-striped Grasshopper) [feeds on stems, field observations] Ggw1961; Oecanthidae: Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket) [nymphs feed on stems, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on flowers, leaves, or stems; field observations] Ggw1967, Scudderia curvicauda (Curve-tailed Bush Katydid) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961