Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Plant) [Caesalpiniaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Clark et al., Needham et al., Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Sumitrosis inaequalis [larvae are leaf-miners; possible misidentification] Ndm1928, Sumitrosis pallescens [larvae are leaf-miners; found south of Illinois] Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Pieridae: Eurema lisa (Little Sulfur) Wg2005 OK1984