Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Galium spp. (Bedstraw) [Rubiaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Covell, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis rumicis [polyphagous] HF1931, Myzus cerasi (Black Cherry Aphid) [bedstraws are summer hosts] Crw2004 HF1931, Rhopalsiphum nymphaeae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Grammia virgo (Virgin Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Geometridae: Epirrhoe alternata (White-Banded Toothed Carpet) Wg2005, Lobocleta ossularia (Drab Brown Wave) Cv2005, Pleuroprucha insularia (Common Tan Wave) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers] Cv2005 Wg2005, Scopula limboundata (Large Lace Border) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Sphingidae: Hyles gallii (Galium Sphinx) Cv2005 MM1980 Wg2005