Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort) [Caryophyllaceae]
(observations are from Rider, Clark et al., Spencer & Steyskal, Natural History Museum, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cassida azurea Clk2004; Coccinellidae: Subcoccinella vigintiquatuopunctata (Alfalfa Lady Beetle) [feeds on leaf tissue] WR2017
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Amauromyza flavifrons [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; found in Delaware, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, & Canada] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana (Lintner's Stink Bug) Rid2009
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Papaipema nebris (Stalk Borer Moth) [polyphagous] NHM2010