Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Nepeta cataria (Catnip) [Lamiaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Hottes & Frison, Covell, Needham et al., Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Williams)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Ophiomyia labiatarum [larvae are stem-miners; found in Indiana & Canada] SS1986, Ophiomyia texana [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Phytomyza minuscula [leaf-miner] Ndm1928, Phytomyza nepetae [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Ontario & Quebec] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Poecilocapsus lineatus [feeds on leaves] Wm2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis [found on young shoots & leaves of Black Gum, migrating during the summer various herbaceous plants] HF1931 BE2013, Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [polyphagous] Pp1965, Aphis nasturtii (Buckthorn Aphid) Pp1965, Aphis rumicis (Dock Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931, Macchiatiella rhamni HF1931; Cicadellidae: Erythroneura comes (Grape Leafhopper) [polyphagous] MM1980
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Xanthotype urticaria (False Crocus Geometer) [polyphagous] Cv2005