Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Nymphaea spp. (Water Lily) [Nymphaeaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Marshall, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Donacia cincticornis Clk2004, Donacia piscatrix (False Longhorn Leaf Beetle) [larvae feed on stems & petioles] Msh2006, Donacia texana Clk2004, Galerucella nymphaeae (Waterlily Leaf Beetle) [syn. Xanthogaleruca nymphaeae, adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004 Msh2006
Diptera (Flies)
Scathophagidae: Hydromyza confluens [larvae tunnel through underwater stems] Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Rhopalosiphum maidis [polyphagous] HF1931, Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Waterlily Aphid) [oligophagous, water lily is summer host] Crw2004 HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Bellura gortynoides (White-Tailed Diver) [larvae bore into leaves & stems] Cv2005 Msh2006; Pyralidae: Munroessa gyralis [larvae feed on leaves first, later bore into petioles] Cv2005, Nymphuliella daeckealis (China Mark Moth) [larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004, Synclita obliteralis (Waterlily Leafcutter) [larvae are protected by a case made of plant parts] Cv2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Neohydatothrips langei [oligophagous, found on leaves] St1968