Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) [Apiaceae]
(Observations are from Arnett & Jacques, Rider, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Hottes & Frison, Marshall, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Scarabaeidae: Ligyrus gibbosus (Carrot Beetle) [larvae feed on roots, syn. Bothynus gibbosus] AJ1981
Diptera (Flies)
Psilidae: Psila rosae (Carrot Rust Fly) [maggots tunnel into roots] Crw2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana [polyphagous] Rid2009, Euschistus servus [polyphagous] Rid2009, Trichopepla atricornis Rid2009, Trichopepla semivittata Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Cavariella aegopodii (Carrot-Willow Aphid) Crw2004, Dysaphis tulipae (Tulip Bulb Aphid) [sucks juices from bulbs or roots] Crw2004 HF1931, Hyadaphis foeniculi (Honeysuckle Aphid) [Wild Carrot is summer host] Crw2004 HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Melanchra picta (Zebra Caterpillar) [larvae feed on leaves, polyphagous] Wg2005, Spodoptera exigua (Beet Armyworm) [polyphagous]; Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterius (Black Swallowtail) [larvae feed on foliage] BS2001 Msh2006