Insects Feeding
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Bird Names
(Scientific & Common)

Fallapion impunctistriatum
(no common name)
Brentidae (Straight-snouted Weevils)

Dectes sayi *
(Soybean Stem Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Dectes texanus *
(Sunflower Long-horned Beetle)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Hippopsis lemniscata *
(no common name)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Brachypnoea clypealis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Calligrapha bidenticola
(White-striped Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Calligrapha californica
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Calligrapha praecelsis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Exema dispar
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Zygogramma suturalis
(Ragweed Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Cosmobaris scolopacea
(Beet Petiole Borer)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Smicronyx amoenus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Smicronyx corniculatus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Smicronyx flavicans
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Smicronyx squalidus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Mordellistena aspersa *
(no common name)
Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)

Mordellistena pustulata *
(no common name)
Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)

Mordellistena rubrifascia *
(no common name)
Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)

Agromyza subnigripes **
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

Calycomyza ambrosiae **
(no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

Neolasioptera ambrosiae §
(Ragweed Stem Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Euaresta festiva
(no common name)
Tephrititdae (Fruit Flies)

Euthochtha galeator
(Helmeted Squash Bug)
Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Chlamydatus associatus
(Ragweed Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Ilnacora stalii
(Dotted Green Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Lygus plagiatus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Plagiognathus blatchleyi
(Blatchley's Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Plagiognathus obscurus
(Obscure Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Reuteroscopus ornatus
(Ornate Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Slaterocoris stygicus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Taylorilygus apicalis
(Broken-backed Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Acrosternum hilaris
(Green Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Cosmopepla lintneriana
(Twice-stabbed Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Euschistus tristigmus luridus
(Dusky Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Mormidea lugens
(no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Corythucha marmorata §§
(Chrysanthemum Lace Bug)
Tingidae (Lace Bugs)

Aulacorthum solani
(Foxglove Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Uroleucon ambrosiae
(Brown Ambrosia Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Graphocephala coccinea
(Red-banded Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Acutalis tartarea
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Campylenchia latipes
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Entylia bactriana
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Entylia carinata §§
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Hadrophallus borealis
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Publilia concava §§
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala bisonia
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala diceros
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala taurina
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Tortistilus inermis
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Dysmicoccus mcdanieli §§
(no common name)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Spilosoma virginica
(Virginia Tiger Moth)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)

Bucculatrix ambrosiaefoliella **
(no common name)
Bucculatricidae (Ribbed Coccoon-maker Moths)

Chionodes mediofuscella ¶¶
(Black-smudged Chionodes)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Dichomeris juncidella
(no common name)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Gnorimoschema ambrosiaeella
(no common name)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Scopula inductata
(Soft-lined Wave)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Cremastobombycia ambrosiaeella **
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf-blotch Miner Moths)

Caenurgina erechtea
(Forage Looper Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Hypena scabra
(Green Cloverworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Ogdoconta cinereola
(Common Pinkband)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Papaipema nebris *
(Stalk Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Plagiomimicus pityochromus
(Black-barred Brown)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Schinia gracilenta ¶¶
(Iva Flower Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Schinia thoreaui ¶¶
(Thoreau's Flower Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Chlosyne gorgone
(Gorgone Checkerspot)
Nymphalidae (Brush-fotted Butterflies)

Landryia matutella
(no common name)
Scythrididae (Flower Moths)

Astrotischeria ambrosiaeella **
(no common name)
Tischeriidae (Trumpet Leaf-miner Moths)

Astrotischeria heliopsisella **
(no common name)
Tischeriidae (Trump Leaf-miner Moths)

Epiblema otiosana *
(Bidens Borer Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Epiblema strenuana *
(Ragweed Borer Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Paralobesia vernoniana
(Ironweed Tortrix)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Melanoplus bivittatus
(Two-striped Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus differentialis
(Differential Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)


* larvae bore through stems, ** larvae are leaf-miners
§ larvae form galls on stems, §§ found on leaf undersides
¶ found on stems, ¶¶ larvae feed on flowers and/or seeds

Sources: Wilhelm & Rericha (2017),
Clark et al. (2004), O'Brien & Anderson (1996),
Ford & Jackman (1996), Needham et al. (1928),
Felt (1917), Marshall (2006), Knight (1941),
Snodgrass et al. (1984), Rider website (2009),
Pepper (1965), Dennis (1952), ScaleNet website (2014),
Mitchell (1919), Natural History Museum website (2010),
Wyoming Agri. Exp. Station (1994)

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