Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Hypericum spp. (St. John's Wort) [Hypericaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Clark et al., Dmitriev & Dietrich, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Paria sellata Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Brachysiphum hyperici HF1931; Cicadellidae: Erasmoneura margaritae [preferred host plants] DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Eupithecia miserulata (Common Pug) [larvae feed on flowers, polyphagous] Wg2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-Lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers, polyphagous] Wg2005; Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on fruit & seeds, polyphagous] MM1980; Noctuidae: Melanchra assimilis (Black Arches) [larvae are often found on flowers, polyphagous] Wg2005, Nedra ramosula (Gray Half-Spot) [oligophagous] Cv2005