Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Fragaria spp. (Wild Strawberry) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Thomas, Clark et al., Marshall, Stannard, Microleps website, Hottes & Frison, Rider, Wagner, Milne & Milne, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Altica ignita (Strawberry Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004 Clk2004, Altica rosae Clk2004, Colaspis brunnea (Grape Colaspis) [adults feed on foliage] Crw2004, Graphops marcassita [larvae feed on roots] Clk2004, Paria fragariae (Strawberry Rootworm) [larvae feed on roots, adults feed on leaves] Crw2004, Psylliodes punctulata (Hop Flea Beetle) [adults feed on foliage, larvae feed on roots] Crw2004; Curculionidae: Anthonomus signatus (Strawberry Bud Weevil) [larvae feed on buds, adults feed on pollen] Crw2004 Msh2006, Otiorhynchus ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil) [larvae feed on roots, introduced into N. America from abroad] Crw2004 Msh2006, Otiorhynchus rugostriatus (Rough Strawberry Root Weevil) [adults feed on foliage, larvae feed on roots] Crw2004 Msh2006; Nitulidae: Stelidota geminata (Strawberry Sap Beetle) [adults feed on fruits] Crw2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) [eats leaves, fruits, & flowers, polyphagous] Crw2004 MM1980; Pentatomidae: Euschistus variolarius [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis forbesi HF1931, Capitophorus minor HF1931, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii (Strawberry Aphid) Crw2004 HF1931, Macrosiphum rosae [possibly introduced into N. America from Europe] Th1877; Cercopidae: Philaenus spumarius (Meadow Spittlebug) Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Douglasiidae: Tinagma obscurofasciella [larvae are leaf-miners, found in N. Illinois] Mic2010; Geometridae: Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Blackberry Looper) [larvae feed on leaves, flowers, or fruits] Wg2005, Lobocleta ossularia (Drab Brown Wave) Cv2005, Xanthotype sospeta (Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Acronicta oblinita (Smeared Dagger Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Heliothis turbatus (Spotted Straw) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005, Hypena scabra (Green Cloverworm) [syn. Pathypena scabra] Cv2005, Lacinipolia lorea (Bridled Arches) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Pyrrhia exprimens (Purple-Lined Sallow) [larvae prefer flowers, buds, & fruit; polphagous] Wg2005; Pyralidae: Achryra rantalis (Garden Webworm) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Sesiidae: Synanthedon bibionipennis (Strawberry Crown Borer) Crw2004; Tortricidae: Ancylis comptana fragariae (Strawberry Leafroller) Crw2004, Archips purpurana [polyphagous] Cv2005, Cnephasia longana (Omnivorous Leaftier) [larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004, Platynota flavedana (Variegated Leafroller) [polyphagous] Crw2004 Cv2005, Ptycholoma peritana (Garden Tortrix) Cv2005, Sparganothis sulfureana (Sparganothis Leafroller) Crw2004
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Frankliniella tritici (Eastern Flower Thrips) [found on flowers, polyphagous] St1968, Odontothrips pictipennis St1968