Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage) [Araceae]
(observations are from Stannard, Covell, Watson)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Sixeonotus insignis Wat1928
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Ruby Tiger Moth) [polyphagous, found in northern IL] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Bellura obliqua (Cattail Borer Moth) [young larvae mine leaves, older larvae bore into crowns or roots] Cv2005
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Ctenothrips bridwelli [adults found on foliage] St1968