Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Dicanthelium clandestinum (Deer-Tongue Grass) [Poaceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Panicum clandestinum, observations are from Vaurie, Rider, Clark et al., Microleps website, and Barnes)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chalepus bicolor Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus callosus (Southern Corn Billbug) Vau1983
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Mormidea lugens Rid2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Batrachedridae: Idioglossa miraculosa [larvae are leaf-skeletonizers] Mic2010; Heliodinidae: Cycloplasis panicifoliella [larvae are blotch leaf-miners] Mic2010; Hesperiidae: Polites themistocles (Tawny-Edged Skipper) Bar1999