Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Solanum spp. (Nightshade) [Solanaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Marshall, Hottes & Frison, Harms & Grodowitz, Pepper, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Acallepitrix nitens [feeds on leaves; found in E. USA, northward to Maryland & Iowa] HG2009, Lema trivittata (Three-Lined Potato Beetle) [larvae feed on leaves] MM1980 Msh2006, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado Potato Beetle) MM1980 Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931, Myzus persicae (Green Peach Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965; Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus solenopsis (Solenopsis Mealybug) [feeds on foliage & sometimes roots, polyphagous; widespread] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Phthorimaea operculella (Potato Tuber Moth) [larvae mine leaves or bore through tubers] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Lineodes integra (Nightshade Leaftier Moth) [larvae roll leaves or tie them together] NHM2010; Sphingidae: Manduca sexta (Tobacco Hornworm) NHM2010; Tortricidae: Platynota idaeusalis (Tufted Applebud Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010