Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Tridens spp. (Purple-Top) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Barnes, Bouseman et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Natural History Museum)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Contarinia sorghicola (Sorghum Midge) [larvae feed on seeds] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Hyalopteroides humilis (Orchard Grass Aphid) [found on upper sides of grass leaves; Orchard Grass is the preferred host, this aphid is rarely found on other grasses; this European aphid has been observed in Illinois] BE2013
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Eurytomidae: Eurytomocharis triodiae (Purple-Top Borer) [larvae bore through stems] Flt1917
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Hesperiidae: Hesperia leonardus (Leonard's Skipper) NHM2010, Poanes zabulon (Zabulon Skipper) Bar1999 Bou2006 OK1984 NHM2010; Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph) NHM2010