Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Carex stricta (Tussock Sedge) [Cyperaceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Bouseman et al., Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Brust et al., Opler & Krizek)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Donacia biimpressa Clk2004, Plateumaris frosti Clk2004, Plateumaris metallica Clk2004, Plateumaris nitida Clk2004, Plateumaris pusilla Clk2004, Stenispa metallica Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Saltusaphis elongata [found on sedges in wetland areas; distributed in eastern North America, including Illinois; syn. Stenaphis elongata] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Euphyes dion (Dion Skipper) [found in wet areas, mostly in northern half of IL] Bou2006 OK1984, Poanes massasoit (Mulberry Wing) OK1984; Nymphalidae: Neonympha mitchellii (Mitchell's Satyr) OK1984, Satyrodes eurydice (Northern Eyed Brown) OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Pseudopomala brachyptera (Short-winged Toothpick Grasshopper) [both field & lab observations; this grasshopper is often found in tall grasses near streams or woodlands] Ggw1961 BHW2008; Tettigoniidae: Orchelimum gladiator (Gladiator Meadow Katydid) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961