Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Nuphar spp. (Pond Lily) [Nymphaeaceae]
(Observations are from Marshall, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Donacia parvidens Clk2004, Donacia piscatrix (False Longhorn Leaf Beetle) [larvae feed on stems & petioles] Crw2004, Donacia rufescens Clk2004, Galerucella nymphaeae (Waterlily Leaf Beetle) [syn. Xanthogaleruca nymphaeae, adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004 Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Rhopalosiphum maidis HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Homophoberia cristata (Yellow Water Lily Moth) [larvae feed on leaves] Cv2005; Pyralidae: Parapoynx obscuralis Cv2005, Synclita obliteralis (Waterlily Leaf Cutter) Crw2004