Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) [Lythraceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Clark et al., Microleps website)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Neogalerucella calmariensis (Loosestrife Leaf Beetle) [syn. Galerucella calmariensis, intro. into N. America from Europe as biocontrol agent] Clk2004 Msh2006, Neogalerucella pusilla [syn. Galerucella pusilla, intro. into N. America from Europe as biocontrol agent] Clk2004 Msh2006, Pachybrachis calcaratus Clk2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Momphidae: Mompha eloisella [larvae bore through stems] Mic2010