Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Funkhouser, Marshall, Milne & Milne, Rider, Hottes & Frison, Dennis, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Covell, Cranshaw)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004, Colaspis brunnea Clk2004, Odontota dorsalis Clk2004; Curculionidae: Hypera nigrirostris (Lesser Clover Leaf Weevil) [introduced into N. America from abroad, preferred host plant, feeds on leaves & flowerheads] MM1980 Msh2006
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Coenus delia Rid2009, Euschistus variolaria [polyphagous] Rid2009, Hymenarcys nervosa Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Acyrthosiphon pisum HF1931, Macrosiphum avenae HF1931, Nearctaphis bakeri HF1931, Nearctaphis crataegifoliae (Long-Beaked Clover Aphid) [Red Clover is summer host] Crw2004 HF1931, Rhopalosiphum cerasifoliae HF1931, Sipha flavus HF1931, Therioaphis ononidis HF1931; Membracidae: Campylenchia latipes [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala basalis [polyphagous] Den1952, Tortistilus inermis [polyphagous] Den1952 Fnk1917
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Tineidae: Acrolophus popeanella [larvae feed on roots] Cv2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) Wy1994, Melanoplus borealis borealis (Northern Grasshopper) Wy1994