Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Chenopodium spp. (Goosefoot, Lamb's Quarters) [Chenopodiaceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, DeLong, Dennis, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Clark et al., Marshall, Bouseman et al., Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Disonycha triangularis Vst1913, Monoxia elegans Clk2004, Monoxia obesula Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Anthomyiidae: Pegomya hyoscyami (Spinach Leafminer) [maggots tunnel through leaves] Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis gossypii [polyphagous] HF1931, Macrosiphum gei [polyphagous] HF1931, Myzus persicae [polyphagous] HF1931, Pemphigus bursarius (Lettuce Root Aphid) [feeds on roots, forms galls] Crw2004, Pemphigus populivenae (Sugar Beet Root Aphid) Crw2004; Cicadellidae: Norvellina chenopodii Dlg1948; Membracidae: Hadrophyllus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala taurina [polyphagous] Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Grammia virgo (Virgin Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Hesperiidae: Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing) Bou2006 Wg2005, Staphylus hayhurstii (Hayhurst's Scallopwing) Bou2006 Wg2005; Noctuidae: Amyna octo (Eight-Spot) Cv2005, Mamestra configurata (Bertha Armyworm) Crw2004; Pterophoridae: Emmelina monodactyla Cv2005; Pyralidae: Blepharomastix ranalis [larvae feed on leaves] Cv2005; Scythrididae: Scythris limbella Msh2006