Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Nyssa sylvatica (Black Gum) [Nyssaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Marshall, Covell)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lepidopsallus nyssae Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Probole alienaria (Alien Probole) Wg2005; Heliozelidae: Antispila nysaefoliella (Tupelo Leafminer Moth) [larvae are leaf-miners, found east of IL] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Allotria elonympha (False Underwing) [found in southern IL] Cv2005 Wg2005, Polygrammate hebraeicum (The Hebrew) [oligophagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005 Msh2006 Wg2005; Sphingidae: Darapsa pholus (Azalea Sphinx) Cv2005