Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Yucca spp. (Yucca) [Agavaceae]
(Observations are from Arnett & Jacques, Milne & Milne, Hottes & Frison, Marshall, Rider, Covell, Cranshaw)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Halticotoma valida (Yucca Plant Bug) [feeds on foliage] Crw2004; Pentatomidae: Chlorochroa ligata Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis rumicis [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Poanes melane (Brown Skipper) [larvae bore into stalks, not observed in Illinois] AJ1981; Prodoxidae: Prodoxus quinquepunctella (Bogus Yucca Moth) [larvae bore into flowering stalks] Msh2006, Tegeticula yuccasella (Yucca Moth) [larvae eat seeds, adults pollinate flowers] Cv2005 MM1980 Msh2006