Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda Grass) [Poaceae]
(Observations are from Vaurie, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Bouseman & Sternburg, Bouseman et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema denticulata Clk2004, Chaetocnema pulicaria Clk2004, Myochrous denticollis Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus inaequalis (Uneven Billbug) Vau1983, Sphenophorus venatus venatus (Hunting Billbug) Vau1983
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside Skipper) Bou2006, Atalopedes campestris (Sachem) Bou2006, Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skipper) Bou2006, Polites vibex (Whirlabout) [found in southern IL] Bou2006; Nymphalidae: Cyllopsis gemma (Gemmed Satyr) [found in southern IL] BS2001
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Mermiria bivittata (Two-Striped Slantfaced Grasshopper) Wy1994