Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Euonymus atropurpureus (Wahoo) [Celastraceae]
(observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Microleps website, Pepper, Natural History Museum)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Taedia evonymi Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Hyphantria cunea (Fall Webworm) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Lymantriidae: Orgyia leucostigma (White-marked Tussock Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010; Yponomeutidae: Yponomeuta euonymella (Euonymus Ermine Moth) [found in Kentucky] NHM2010, Yponomeuta multipunctella (American Ermine Moth) [larvae form webs around leaves] Mic2010 NHM2010