Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Smilax spp. (Greenbrier) [Smilacaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Clark et al., Wagner, Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Pachyonychus paradoxus Clk2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Phosphila miselioides (Spotted Phosphila) [larvae prefer to feed on young leaves, oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Phosphila turbulenta (Turbulent Phosphila) [larvae feed on leaves, oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Phyprosopus callitrichoides (Curve-Lined Owlet) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Ctenothrips bridwelli [adults found on foliage] St1968