Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Trifolium repens (White Clover) [Fabaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Hottes & Frison, Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta., Clark et al., Rider, Bouseman & Sternburg, Needham et al., Brust et al., Opler & Krizek, Miller, Spencer & Steyskal, Snodgrass et al., Gangwere, Wilbur, Sudbrink & Grant, ScaleNet, and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Cerotoma trifurcata Clk2004, Colaspis brunnea Clk2004; Curculionidae: Tychius picirostris (Clover Seed Weevil) [larvae feed on seeds] WR2017
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Liriomyza fricki [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Wisconsin & Canada] SS1986, Liriomyza pusilla [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Liriomya trifoliearum [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, & Canada] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Halticus bractatus (Garden Flea Hopper) [polyphagous] Kn1941, Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Polymerus basalis (Red-spotted Aster Mirid) SSS1984; Pentatomidae: Hymenarcys nervosa Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Acyrthosiphon pisum HF1931, Macrosiphum gei (Avens Aphid) [polyphagous] HF1931; Cicadellidae: Empoasca alboneura DD2010, Empoasca chelata [polyphagous] DD2010, Empoasca sativae DD2010, Endria inimica (Painted Leafhopper) [not preferred as a host plant] Wlb1954; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Helicoverpa zea (Corn Earworm) [polyphagous] SG1995; Pieridae: Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur) OK1984, Colias philodice (Clouded Sulphur) [preferred host plant] BS2001 OK1984; Tortricidae: Ancylis metamelana (Black-marked Ancylis) [larvae feed within tied or folded leaves] Mlr1987
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus dawsoni (Dawson's Grasshopper) [a preferred host plant; this grasshopper is found in woodland openings & prairies] Wy1994 BHW2008; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [acceptable as a food plant, lab observations] Ggw1967