Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
____________
Desmodium paniculatum (Panicled Tick Trefoil) [Fabaceae]
(observations are from Stannard, Clark et al., MacRae, Gangwere)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Pachyschelus laevigatus [larvae mine leaves, oligophagous] Mcr1991; Chrysomelidae: Anomoea flavokansiensis Clk2004, Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004, Phyllecthris dorsalis Clk2004, Phyllecthris gentilis Clk2004, Saxinis omogera Clk2004, Sumitrosis rosea Clk2004
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper) [nymphs feed on flowers, field observations] Ggw1961, Schistocerca lineata (Spotted Bird Grasshopper) [feeds on leaflets, field observations] Ggw1961; Oecanthidae: Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket) [both adults & nymphs feed on flowers, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves & flowers, lab observations] Ggw1967
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Neohydatothrips desmodianus (Tick Trefoil Thrips) [oligophagous] St1968