Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Desmodium spp. (Tick Trefoil) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Vance, Wagner, Rider, Hottes & Frison, Microlep website, Clark et al., Barnes, Stannard, Milne & Milne, Bouseman et al., MacRae, Miller)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Pachyschelus laevigatus [larvae mine leaves, oligophagous] Mcr1991; Chrysomelidae: Anomoea laticlavia Clk2004, Bassareus lituratus Clk2004, Colaspis brunnea Clk2004, Cryptocephalus insertus Clk2004, Odontota dorsalis Clk2004, Pachybrachis othonus Clk2004, Phyllecthris dorsalis Clk2004, Saxinis omogera Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Microparsus variabilis HF1931
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Holcostethus limbolarius Rid2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Choreutidae: Brenthia pavonacella [larvae skeletonize leaves, found in woodlands] Mic2010; Gracillariidae: Caloptilia violacella [leaf-roller, found in open areas] Mic2010, Porphyrosela desmodiella [larvae are tentiform leaf-miners] Mic2010; Hesperiidae: Achalarus lyciades (Hoary Edge) Bou2006 Wg2005, Epargyreus clarus (Silver-Spotted Skipper) Bar1999 MM1988, Thorybes bathyllus (Southern Cloudywing) Bar1999 Bou2006, Thorybes pylades (Northern Cloudywing) [preferred host plants] Bar1999 Bou2006 Wg2005, Urbanus dorantes (Dorantes Skipper) Bou2006, Urbanus proteus (Long-Tailed Skipper) Wg2005; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas (Eastern Tailed Blue) Bar1999 Wg2005, Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on flowers & developing seedpods] Bar1999; Tortricidae: Grapholita fana [larvae feed on buds & flowers] Mlr1987
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Echinothrips americanus [found on foliage, observed in IL] Van1974, Neohydatothrips desmodianus (Tick Trefoil Thrips) [oligophagous] St1968