Most observed native Chalepini
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Hosted animals All
9 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in plants, most observed first.
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Goldenrod Leafminer
Microrhopala vittata
4,122 observations
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Sumitrosis inaequalis 2,493 observations
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Locust Leafminer
Odontota dorsalis
2,070 observations
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Basswood Leafminer
Baliosus nervosus
1,287 observations
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Trumpet Creeper Leafminer
Octotoma plicatula
473 observations
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Orange-shouldered Leafminer
Odontota scapularis
340 observations
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Microrhopala rubrolineata
255 observations
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Chalepus bicolor
183 observations
Plant eaters All
9 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.
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Goldenrod Leafminer
Microrhopala vittata
4,122 observations
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Locust Leafminer
Odontota dorsalis
2,070 observations
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Basswood Leafminer
Baliosus nervosus
1,287 observations
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Sumitrosis rosea
433 observations
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Chalepus walshii 311 observations
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Black-tailed Hispine
Pentispa melanura
170 observations
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Soybean Leafminer
Odontota horni
87 observations
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Odontota arizonica
37 observations
Flower visitors All
9 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Goldenrod Leafminer
Microrhopala vittata
4,122 observations
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Sumitrosis inaequalis 2,493 observations
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Locust Leafminer
Odontota dorsalis
2,070 observations
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Basswood Leafminer
Baliosus nervosus
1,287 observations
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Microrhopala excavata 451 observations
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Sumitrosis rosea
433 observations
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Microrhopala rubrolineata
255 observations
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Brachycoryna pumila
147 observations
Other species All
31 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.
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Microrhopala xerene
283 observations
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Red-shouldered Leaf Beetle
Chalepus sanguinicollis
197 observations
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Anisostena nigrita
117 observations
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Rosinweed Leaf Miner
Microrhopala laetula
107 observations
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Bella Hispine
Chalepus bellulus
80 observations
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Glyphuroplata pluto
56 observations
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Octotoma marginicollis
38 observations
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Microrhopala erebus
22 observations