Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Viola spp. (Violet) [Violaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Marshall, Arnett & Jacques, Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Barnes, Bouseman & Sternburg, Covell, Cranshaw)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aulacorthum circumflexum (Crescent-Marked Lily Aphid) Crw2004 Neotoxoptera violae HF1931
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Ametastegia pallipes (Violet Sawfly) [larvae skeletonize leaves] Crw2004 Msh2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Apantesis nais (Nais Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Hypercompe scribonia (Giant Leopard Moth) [syn. Ecpantheria scribonia, polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005; Geometridae: Eubaphe mendica (The Beggar) Cv2005 Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Boloria bellona (Meadow Fritillary) [found in open areas of central & N Illinois] BS2001, Boloria selene myrina (Silver-Bordered Fritillary) [found in open areas of east-central & N Illinois] BS2001 Msh2006, Euptoieta claudia (Variegated Fritillary) [found in open areas] Bar1999 BS2001 Crw2004, Speyeria aphrodite (Aphrodite Fritillary) [found in open areas of mostly NE Illinois] BS2001 Msh2006, Speyeria atlantis (Atlantis Fritillary) [found in open areas of NE Illinois] BS2001, Speyeria cybele (Great Spangled Fritillary) [found in open areas & open woodlands] BS2001, Speyeria diana (Diana) [found in wooded areas & edges of forests in southern IL, now extirpated from the state] AJ1981 BS2001, Speyeria idalia (Regal Fritillary) [found in open areas of central & N Illinois] BS2001; Tortricidae: Archips purpurana [polyphagous]
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Odontothrips pictipennis St1968