Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Iris spp. (Iris) [Iridaceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Hottes & Frison, Covell, Cranshaw)
Diptera (Flies)
Syrphidae: Eumerus strigatus (Onion Bulb Fly) [maggots feed on rhizomes] Crw2004, Eumerus tuberculatus (Lesser Bulb Fly) [maggots feed on rhizomes] Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Dysaphis tulipae (Tulip Bulb Aphid) [sucks juices from rhizomes or bulbs] Crw2004, Macrosiphum gei [polyphagous] HF1931; Pseudococcidae: Rhizoecus falcifer (Ground Mealybug) [feeds on rhizomes] Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Ctenucha virginica (Virginia Ctenucha) Cv2005 Msh2006; Noctuidae: Macronoctua onusta (Iris Borer Moth) [larvae bore through corms & rhizomes] Crw2004 Cv2005, Papaipema cataphracta (Burdock Borer Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips) Crw2004