Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Melilotus alba (White Sweet Clover) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Funkhouser, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Wyom. Agr. Exp. Sta., Hottes & Frison, Rider, Bouseman & Sternburg)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Coenus delia Rid2009, Euschistus servus [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Acyrthosiphon pisum HF1931, Hysteroneura setariae HF1931; Cicadellidae: Empoasca fabae [polyphagous] DD2010; Membracidae: Ceresa bubalus (Buffalo Treehopper) [polyphagous] Fnk1917
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi (Silvery Blue) [larvae feed on flowers, found mostly in NE Illinois] BS2001
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Wy1994