Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) [Fabaceae]
(observations are from Vestal, Clark et al., Wagner, Rider, Hart & Gleason, Marcovitch, Opler & Krizek, Mitchell, Williams)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004, Sennius cruentatus (Partridge Pea Seed Beetle) [larvae feed on seeds] Vst1913 HG1907 Mar1916, Sumitrosis pallescens [found mostly south of Illinois] Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Alydidae: Alydus eurinus [feeds on seeds] Wm2004; Pentatomidae: Euschistus servus [polyphagous] Rid2009; Thyreocoridae: Cydnoides ciliatus orientis [abundant on plant; possible host plant] Vst1913
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Spilosoma virginica (Virginia Tiger Moth) [polyphagous] Mch1919; Pieridae: Eurema lisa (Little Sulfur) Wg2005 OK1984, Eurema niccipe (Sleepy Orange) OK1984, Phoebis sennae ebule (Cloudless Sulphur) OK1984