Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Plantago major (Broadleaf Plantain) [Plantaginaceae]
(Observations are from Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Needham et al., Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Majka et al., Gangwere, Eiseman)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Dibolia borealis (Northern Plantain Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on leaves, larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Ndm1928 Eis2016; Curculionidae: Listronotus oregonensis (Carrot Weevil) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928, Phytomyza albiceps [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Phytomyza plantaginis [larvae are leaf-miners; widespread] Ndm1928 SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Dysaphis plantaginea (Rosy Apple Aphid) [this plantain is a summer host] Pp1965
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967