Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Spiraea alba (Meadowsweet) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Clark et al., Covell, Felt)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Tricholochmaea spiraeae Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Clinodiplosis spiraeflorae [larvae cause enlarged reddened flowers] Flt1907, Dasineura salicifoliae [larvae form pouch galls on leaves] Flt1907, Prodiplosis floricola [larvae cause enlarged reddened flowers] Flt1907
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Plagiognathus albonotatus Kn1941, Plagiognathus fuscosus Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis citricola [polyphagous] HF1931, Aphis spiraephila HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Geometridae: Xanthotype sospeta (Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Noctuidae: Diachrysia aereoides (Dark-Spotted Looper Moth) [polyphagous, found north of IL] Cv2005