Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Smilacina spp. (False Solomon's Seal) [Liliaceae]
(observations are from Smith, Felt, and Nakahara)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia smilacinae [larvae feed on berries] Flt1917, Dasineura smilacinae [larvae form root galls] Flt1917
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Phymatocera fumipennis [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006, Phymatocera smilacinae [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips crawfordi [found on leaves in DC, NJ, & NY] Nk1994