Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Thalictrum spp. (Meadow Rue) [Ranunculaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Covell, Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Panzer et al., Nakahara)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia thalictri (Meadow Rue Seed Midge) [larvae form enlarged seedpods, feed on seeds] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Longicaudus trirhodus [found on leaves & flower buds of roses, migrating during the summer to Aquilegia spp. & Thalictrum spp.; this aphid is distributed in NE USA] BE2013, Nasonovia purpurascens [distributed in E USA & Canada] HF1931 BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Xanthotype sospeta (Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Noctuidae: Calyptra canadensis (Canadian Owlet) [oligophagous] Wg2005 Pnz2006, Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides (Pink-patched Looper Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005, Papaipema unimoda (Meadow Rue Borer Moth) [larvae bore through stems or roots] Pnz2006, Pseudeva purpurigera (Straight-lined Looper Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Pnz2006
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips thalictri [found in northern Illinois, oligophagous] Nk1994