Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Ribes nigrum (Black Currant) [Grossulariaceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Covell, Blackman & Eastop, ScaleNet)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis mimuli [curls young leaves of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to some herbaceous plants, especially monkeyflowers] BE2013, Aphis oenotherae [found on Ribes spp. as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to evening primrose & willow-herb as secondary hosts] HF1931 BE2013, Cryptomyzus galeopsidis [found on leaf undersides of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to the leaf undersides of herbaceous plants in the Lamiaceae primarily; this aphid was introduced into North America from Europe] BE2013, Cryptomyzus ribis HF1931, Hyperomyzus lactucae [found on leaf undersides of Ribes spp., migrating during the summer to the upper stems & inflorescences of sow-thistles] HF1931 BE2013; Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus perniciosus (San Jose Scale) [usually found on bark, polyphagous, although preferring woody species in the Rosaceae; this insect is widely distributed; syn. Comstockaspis perniciosa, syn. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Macaria ribearia (Currant Spanworm) [syn. Itame ribearia] Cv2005