Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Tanacetum vulgare (Common Tansy) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Thomas, Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928, Phytomyza minuscula [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Coloradoa tanacetina [found along the edges of leaves; this European aphid has been found in Rhode Island, New York, Maine, & Minnesota] BE2013, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Tansy Aphid) [found on stems & flowerheads, Common Tansy is a preferred host; this Eurasian aphid has been found in NE USA & Canada] BE2013 Pp1965 RB1965, Uroleucon tanaceti [introduced into North America from Europe] Th1877