Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Oenothera biennis (Common Evening Primrose) [Onagraceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Marshall, Clark et al., Hottes & Frison, Hart & Gleason, Milne & Milne, Microleps website, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Altica foliacea (Apple Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Clk2004 Crw2004, Altica fuscoaenea Clk2004 Vst1913, Altica ignita (Strawberry Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Crw2004, Altica knabi [both larvae & adults feed on this plant] Clk2004, Altica litigata Clk2004, Graphops pubescens Clk2004; Curculionidae: Acanthoscelidius acephalus [feeds on seeds] HG1907, Tyloderma foveolatum (Oenothera Weevil) HG1907
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Anoecia oenotherae HF1931, Anoecia setariae HF1931, Aphis oestlundi HF1931, Macrosiphum pseudorosae HF1931, Uroleucon ambrosiae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Momphidae: Mompha argentimaculella [larvae are leaf-miners] Mic2010, Mompha brevivittella [larvae bore into seed capsules] Mic2010, Mompha circumscriptella [larvae bore into seed capsules] Mic2010, Mompha eloisella [larvae bore into stems] Mic2010, Mompha stellata [larvae bore into flowers] Mic2010; Noctuidae: Schinia florida (Primrose Moth) [larvae feed on buds, flowers, & seed capsules] Msh2006; Sphingidae: Hyles lineata (White-Lined Sphinx) [polyphagous] MM1980