Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Dennis, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cassida rubiginosa Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis helianthi HF1931, Aphis rumicis [polyphagous] HF1931, Brachycaudus cardui HF1931, Capitophorus flaveola HF1931; Membracidae: Entylia bactriana [polyphagous] Den1952, Pubilia concava [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala diceros [polyphagous] Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Cosmopterigidae: Walshia miscecolorella (Sweet Clover Root Borer) [larvae bore through stems & roots] Cv2005