Insects Feeding on Sunflowers
(Helianthus
spp.)
| Insect Species | ||
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Insect Family |
| Melanoplus differentialis | Differential Grasshopper | Acrididae |
| Melanoplus femurrubrum | Red-Legged Grasshopper | Acrididae |
| Melanoplus packardii | Packard's Grasshopper | Acrididae |
| Spharagemon collare | Mottled Sand Grasshopper | Acrididae |
| Aphis cornifoliae | Dogwood Aphid | Aphididae |
| Aphis debilicornis | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Aphis helianthi | Sunflower Aphid | Aphididae |
| Aphis rumicis | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Macrosiphum gei | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Myzsus persicae | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon ambrosiae | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon illini illini | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon illini crudae | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon illini sangamonensis | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon rudbeckiae | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Uroleucon rurale | Aphid sp. | Aphididae |
| Apion occidentale * | Black Sunflower Stem Weevil | Brentidae |
| Contarinia schulzi *** | Sunflower Midge | Cecidomyiidae |
| Dectes texanus * | Soybean Stem Borer | Cerambycidae |
| Mecas cana saturnina * | Long-Horned Beetle sp. | Cerambycidae |
| Megacyllene
decorum (syn. Megacyllene decora) |
Long-Horned Beetle sp. | Cerambycidae |
| Clastoptera xanthocephala | Sunflower Spittlebug | Cercopidae |
| Brachypnoea clypealis | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Exema dispar | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Microrhopala rileyi | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Physonota helianthi | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Systena blanda ** | Pale-Striped Flea Beetle | Chrysomelidae |
| Trirhabda adela | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Zygogramma exclamationis | Leaf Beetle sp. | Chrysomelidae |
| Mesamia nigridorsum | Leafhopper sp. | Cicadellidae |
| Mesamia straminea | Leafhopper sp. | Cicadellidae |
| Baris strenua ** | Sunflower Root Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Cylindrocopturus adspersus * | Sunflower Stem Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Haplorhynchites aeneus *** | Sunflower Head-Clipping Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Lixus concavus * | Rhubarb Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus | Billbug sp. | Curculionidae |
| Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus | Billbug sp. | Curculionidae |
| Smicronyx fulvus § | Red Sunflower Seed Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Smicronyx sordidus § | Gray Sunflower Seed Weevil | Curculionidae |
| Heterothrips auranticornis §§ | Thrips sp. | Heterothripidae |
| Ilnacora stalii | Plant Bug sp. | Miridae |
| Plagiognathus nigronitens | Plant Bug sp. | Miridae |
| Poecilocapsus lineatus | Four-Lined Plant Bug | Miridae |
| Polymerus basalis | Plant Bug sp. | Miridae |
| Euphoria indus (syn. Euphoria inda) |
Bumble Flower Beetle | Scarabaeidae |
| Ligyrus gibbosus ** | Carrot Beetle | Scarabaeidae |
| Phyllophaga lanceolata | June Beetle sp. | Scarabaeidae |
| Gymnocarena diffusa *** | Sunflower Maggot | Tephritidae |
| Neotephritis finalis § | Sunflower Seed Maggot | Tephritidae |
| Strauzia longipennis * | Sunflower Maggot | Tephritidae |
*larvae bore through stems,
**larvae feed on roots, ***larvae feed on flowerheads,
§larvae develop
within seeds, §§ found on flowers