Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rhus copallina (Winged Sumac) [Anacardiaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Wagner, Clark et al., Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Babia quadriguttata Clk2004, Blepharida rhois Clk2004, Diachus chlorizans Clk2004, Orthaltica copalina Clk2004, Orthaltica melina Clk2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Dichorda iridaria (Showy Emerald) Cv2005, Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Red-Fronted Emerald) Cv2005; Noctuidae: Paectes pygmaea (Pygmy Paectes) [larvae feed on leaves] Wg2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Liothrips usitatus [oligophagous, found on flower buds] St1968