Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Physocarpus opulifolius (Ninebark) [Rosaceae]
(This includes both the typical variety and var. intermedius. Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Clark et al., Covell, MacRae)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Dicerca pugionata [found on living shrubs, monophagous] Mcr1991; Chrysomelidae: Calligrapha spiraeae [oligophagous] Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis neilliae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Eulithis molliculata (Dimorphic Eulithis) [oligophagous, found NE of Illinois] Cv2005, Lomographa vestaliata (White Spring Moth) Wg2005; Noctuidae: Palthis angulalis (Dark-Spotted Palthis) [larvae feed on leaves, flowers, & fruit] Wg2005; Notodontidae: Schizura unicornis (Unicorn Caterpillar) [polyphagous] Wg2005