Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed) [Pontederiaceae]
(Observations are from Vaurie, Clark et al., Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Donacia rugosa [a preferred host plant] Clk2004; Curculionidae: Sphenophorus pontederiae (Pickerelweed Billbug) [oligophagous or monophagous] Vau1983
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Bellura densa (Pickerelweed Borer Moth) Cv2005, Bellura gortynoides (White-Tailed Diver) [larvae bore into leaves & stems] Cv2005, Bellura obliqua (Cattail Borer Moth) [young larvae mine leaves, older larvae bore into crowns or roots] Cv2005