Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Avena sativa (Oats) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Vaurie, Hottes & Frison, Knight, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema denticulata Clk2004, Chaetocnema pulicaria Clk2004, Diabrotica barberi [adults feed on foliage] Clk2004, Oulema melanopus Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus maidis (Maize Billbug) Vau1983
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Trigonotylus ruficornis Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis middletoni HF1931, Forda marginata HF1931, Geoica squamosa HF1931, Macrosiphum avenae HF1931, Rhopalosiphum padi [polyphagous] HF1931, Schizaphis graminum HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Agrotis venerabilis (Venerable Dart) [polyphagous] Cv2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) Wy1994