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Insects Feeding
on this Plant:

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Plantago rugelii
(Black-Seeded Plantain) [Plantaginaceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Pepper)

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Chrysomelidae: Dibolia borealis [adults & larvae feed on leaves, larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004

Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Dysaphis plantaginea (Rosy Apple Aphid) [this plantain is a summer host] Pp1965

Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Nymphalidae: Junonia coenia (Buckeye) OK1984

Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper) [nibbled on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Neoconocephalus ensiger (Sword-bearing Conehead) [feeds on seed capsules, field observations] Ggw1961
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