Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Persicaria spp. (Smartweed) [Polygonaceae]
(Observations are from Arnett & Jacques, Knight, Clark et al., Milne & Milne, Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Barnes, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Rider, Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Colaspis brunnea (Grape Colaspis) [adults feed on foliage] Crw2004, Disonycha conjugata Clk2004, Disonycha pensylvanica Clk2004, Systena frontalis (Red-Headed Flea Beetle) [adults feed on foliage, larvae feed on roots] Crw2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Garganus fusiformis Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Coenus delia Rid2009, Holcostethus limbolarius Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum gei [polyphagous] HF1931, Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Waterlily Aphid) [smartweeds are summer hosts] Crw2004; Cicadellidae: Erasmoneura nigra [polyphagous] DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Haematopis grataria (Chickweed Geometer) Cv2005, Orthonama centrostrigaria (Bent-Line Carpet) Cv2005, Orthonama obstipata (The Gem) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Xanthotype sospeta (Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lycaenidae: Lycaena helloides (Purplish Copper) [found in northern half of IL] AJ1981 BS2001, Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper) [larvae feed on leaves] BS2001, Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [larvae feed on flowers & developing seeds, polphagous] Bar1999 BS2001 MM1980; Noctuidae: Acronicta oblinita (Smeared Dagger Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Dypterygia rozmani (American Bird's Wing Moth) [possibly confused with Dypterygia scabriuscula] Cv2005, Maliattha synochitis (Black-Dotted Maliattha) [syn. Lithacodia synochitis] Cv2005, Pseudeustrotia carneola (Pink-Barred Pseudeustrotia) [syn. Lithacodia carneola] Cv2005; Tortricidae: Epiblema otiosana (Bidens Borer Moth) [larvae bore through stems] Cv2005