Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Myriophyllum spp. (Water Milfoil) [Haloragaceae]
(observations are from Harms & Grodowitz)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Lysathia ludoviciana (Water Primrose Flea Beetle) [feeds on leaves, found in SE USA] HG2009; Curculionidae: Euhrychiopsis lecontei (Milfoil Weevil) [found in E. USA & central USA] HG2009, Phytobius leucogaster (Flowering Milfoil Weevil) [feeds on flowers & developing seeds; introduced from Europe into NE USA, Canada, & the Great Lakes region] HG2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae (Waterlily Aphid) [feeds on floating leaves, this insect is widely distributed] HG2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Crambidae: Parapoynx allionealis (Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth) [feeds on submerged leaves, this insect has been found in Michigan & Illinois] HG2009