Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Stellaria spp. (Chickweed) [Caryophyllaceae]
(observations are from Wagner, Covell, Blackman & Eastop, Natural History Museum)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Abstrusomyzus phloxae [polyphagous] BE2013, Myzus certus [causes spotting & curling of leaves; this European aphid has been found in New Brunswick] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Coleophoridae: Coleophora coenosipennella [larvae feed on seeds] NHM210; Geometridae: Euphyia unangulata (Sharp-angled Carpet) NHM2010, Haematopis grataria (Chickweed Geometer) Cv2005 Wg2005 NHM2010, Lobocleta ossularia (Drab Brown Wave) Cv2005, Scopula junctaria (Simple Wave) NHM2010; Noctuidae: Agnorisma badinodis (Pale-banded Dart) [polyphagous] NHM2010, Agrotis venerabilis (Venerable Dart) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Feltia jaculifera (Dingy Cutworm) [polyphagous] NHM2010