Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken Fern) [Dennstaedtiaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner and Covell)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Homochlodes fritillaria (Pale Homochlodes) [found in northern IL] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Callopistria granitosa (Silver-Spotted Fern Moth) Wg2005, Melanchra assimilis (Black Arches) [polyphagous] Wg2005, Papaipema pterisii (Bracken Borer Moth) [larvae feed on rhizomes, oligophagous, found in northern IL] Cv2005