Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Monarda punctata (Spotted Bee Balm) [Lamiaceae]
(Observations are from Hart & Gleason, Clark et al., Arnett & Jacques, Rider, Covell, Spencer & Steyskal, Panzer et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysolina auripennis Clk2004, Physonota unipunctata [feeds on flowers & leaves, polyphagous] AJ1981
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza menthae [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Ontario & Florida] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Cydnidae: Sehirus cincta (White-Margined Burrower Bug) [found on stems, feeds on developing seeds] HG1907 Rid2009; Thyreocoridae: Cydnoides ciliata [abundant on stems] HG1907
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Pyralidae: Pyrausta laticlavia (Southern Purple Mint Moth) Pnz2006, Pyrausta signatalis [referred to as 'horsemint'] Cv2005