Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Glycyrrhiza lepidota (Wild Licorice) [Fabaceae]
(observations are from Vickery & Kevan, Brust et al., Opler & Krizek, Boe & Johnson)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Acanthoscelides aureolus [larvae feed on seeds] BJ2014
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Eurytomidae: Bruchophagus grisselli [larvae feed on seeds] BJ2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa (Melissa Blue) [this is a host plant for western populations of this butterfly, not including Illinois] OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Schistocerca lineata (Spotted Bird Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant; this grasshopper is found in tallgrass & mixed-grass prairies] VK1985 BHW2008