Insects Feeding on
Timothy (Phleum pratense)

Insect Names (Scientific & Common)
& Family Names (Scientific & Common)

Chaetocnema pulicaria (Corn Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Myochrous denticollis (Southern Corn Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Oulema melanopus (Cereal Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Sphenophorus coesifrons (no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Sphenophorus destructor (Destructive Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Sphenophorus minimus (Lesser Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Sphenophorus parvulus (Bluegrass Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Sphenophorus venatus (Hunting Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Sphenophorus zeae (Timothy Billbug)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

* Cerodontha angulata (no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

* Cerodontha dorsalis (Grass Sheath Miner)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

* Cerodontha incisa (no common name)
Agromyzidae (Leaf-miner Flies)

Capsus ater (no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

** Leptoterna dolobrata (Meadow Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Megaloceroea recticornis (no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Stenodema trispinosa (Three-spined Grass Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Stenotus binotatus (Two-spotted Grass Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Coenus delia (no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

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

Euschistus servus (Brown Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Holcostethus limbolarius (no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Hymenarcys nervosa (no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

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

Neottiglossa sulcifrons (no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

*** Carolinaia rhois (no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

§ Geoica utricularia (no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhopalosiphum maidis (Corn Leaf Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhopalosiphum padi (Bird Cherry & Oat Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Schizaphis graminum (Greenbug)
Aphididae (Aphids)

§§ Schizaphis phlei (no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

§§§ Sipha elegans (no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Sitobion avenae (English Grain Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Neophilaenus lineatus (Lined Spittlebug)
Cercopidae (Spittlebugs)

Endria inimica (Painted Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Dysmicoccus junceus (Juncus Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Heterococcus nudus (Naked Grass Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

¶ Cephus cinctus (Grass-stem Sawfly)
Cephidae (Cephid Sawflies)

Ctenucha virginica (Virginia Ctenucha)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)

* Elachista illectella (no common name)
Elachistidae (Leaf-mining Moths)

Thymelicus lineola (European Skipper)
Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Anicla ilapsa (Snowy Dart)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Apamea devastator (Glassy Cutworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Apamea sordens finitima (Bordered Apamea)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Dargida diffusa (Wheathead Armyworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Euxoa auxiliaris (Army Cutworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Leucania pseudargyria (False Wainscot)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Melanchra picta (Zebra Caterpillar)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Mesapamea fractilinea (Broken-lined Brocade)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Mythimna unipuncta (True Armyworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Nephelodes minians (Bronzed Cutworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

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

Peridroma saucia (Variegated Cutworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Plusia putnami (Putnam's Looper Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Resapamea stipata (Four-lined Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Spodoptera frugiperda (Fall Armyworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Trichordestra lilacina (Aster Cutworm)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Gonioterma mistrella (no common name)
Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

Fissicrambus mutabilis (Changeable Grass-veneer Moth)
Pyralidae (Snout Moths)

Clepsis clemensiana (Clemen's Clepsis)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Chloealtis conspersa (Sprinkled Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

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

Melanoplus bruneri (Bruner's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

§§§ Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

§§§ *** Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus foedus (Striped Sand Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

*** Conocephalus brevipennis (Short-winged Meadow Katydid)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

*** Conocephalus strictus (Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

¶¶ Neoconocephalus ensiger (Sword-bearing Conehead)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

*** Aptinothrips rufus (Red Grass Thrips)
Thripidae (Thrips)

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* larvae are leaf-miners, ** punctures grass stems
*** feeds on spikelets, § feeds on roots
§§ found in New Brunswick, §§§ feeds on leaves
¶ larvae bore through stems, ¶¶ feeds on seeds

Sources: Clark et al. (2004), Vaurie (1983),
Needham et al. (1928), Spencer & Steyskal (1986),
Knight (1941), Wilhelm & Rericha (2017),
Watson (1928), Rider (2009), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Robinson & Bradley (1965), Wilbur (1954),
ScaleNet (2014), Natural History Museum (2010),
Felt (1917), Covell (1984/2005), Gangwere (1961),
Vickery & Kevan (1985), Vance (1974),
Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. (1994)

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