Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Lemna spp. (Duckweed) [Lemnaceae]
(observations are from Marshall, Covell, Cranshaw, Harms & Grodowitz, O'Brien & Anderson, Majka et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Tanysphyrus lemnae (Duckweed Weevil) [feeds on floating leaves, found in the Great Lakes region & NE USA] Msh2006 HG2009 OA1996 MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Ephydridae: Lemnaphila scotlandae [larvae are leaf-miners, found in north-central & NE USA] Msh2006 HG2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Waterlily Aphid) [feeds on leaves, this insect is widely distributed] HG2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Crambidae: Munroessa icciusalis (Pondside Pyralid Moth) [syn. Elophila icciusalis, found in E. USA; larva is protected by a case made of plant parts] Cv2005, Neocataclysta magnificalis (Scrollwork Pyralid Moth) [found in NE USA] HG2009, Synclita obliteralis (Waterlily Leafcutter) [syn. Elophila obliteralis, larva is protected by a case made of plant parts; found in E. USA] Crw2004 Cv2005 HG2009, Synclita tinealis (Black Duckweed Moth) [syn. Elophila tinealis, found in E. USA] HG2009