Insects Feeding on St. John's Wort
(Hypericum spp.)

Insect Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Brachysiphum hyperici§ Aphid sp.
Graphops curtipennis § Oval Leaf Beetle
Pachybrachis relictus § Leaf Beetle sp.
Paria sellata § Leaf Beetle sp.
Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
Agonopterix hyperella* § Oecophorid Moth sp.
Choristoneura parallela* Spotted Fireworm
Eupithecia miserulata* Common Pug
Hyppa xylinoides* Common Hyppa
Melanchra assimilis* Black Arches
Nedra ramosula* § Gray Half-Spot
Platynota flavedana* Variegated Leafroller
Sparganothis sulfureana* Sparganothis Fruitworm
Synchlora aerata* Wavy-Lined Emerald

*moth species, §specialist feeder (oligophagous)

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