Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) [Polygonaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Clark et al., Bouseman & Sternburg, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Majka et al., ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chaetocnema concinna Clk2004, Mantura chrysanthemi Clk2004, Mantura floridana Clk2004; Curculionidae: Listronotus oregonensis (Carrot Weevil) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007, Rhinoncus castor [polyphagous; this Eurasian insect is widely distributed in North America] MAM2007
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Brachycaudus rumexicolens [found on inflorescences; Sheep Sorrel is the preferred host plant] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Lycaena phlaeas americana (American Copper) [preferred host plant, this insect may be introduced into N. America from abroad] BS2001 Wg2005 OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [nibbled on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961, Pardalophora apiculata (Coral-winged Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Schistocerca lineata (Spotted Bird Grasshopper) [nibbled on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961, Spharagemon collare (Mottled Sand Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, field observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves or flowers, both field & lab observations] Ggw1967, Conocephalus strictus (Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid) [feeds on dry flowers, field observations] Ggw1961