Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rumex crispus (Curly Dock) [Polygonaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Clark et al., Rider, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Needham et al., Marcovitch, Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Majka et al., ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema concinna Clk2004, Gastrophysa cyanea Clk2004, Mantura floridana [larvae mine leaves] Clk2004 Mar1916; Curculionidae: Lixus concavus (Rhubarb Weevil) [larvae bore through stems] MM1980, Rhinoncus pericarpius [this insect is found in NE USA & S Canada] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Anthomyiidae: Pegomya bicolor (Curled Dock Leaf-Miner) [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928 Mar1916, Pegomya calyptrata [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Pegomya versicolor [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana Rid2009, Euschistus servus Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis citricola [polyphgous] HF1931, Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931, Macrosiphum venaefuscae HF1931; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Lycaena hyllus (Bronze Copper) OK1984, Lycaena phlaeas americana (American Copper) [this insect may be introduced into N. America from abroad] BS2001 Wg2005 OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Neoconocephalus ensiger (Sword-bearing Conehead) [feeds on dry fruits, field observations] Ggw1961