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Leafy Spurge Insects

Common Name: Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle
Species: Aphthona cyparissiae
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1986
Larvae feed on root hairs and young roots.

Common Name: Black leafy spurge flea beetle
Species: Aphthona czwalinae
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1987
Adults feed on the leaves and flowers; larvae feed on the roots.

Common Name: Copper leafy spurge flea beetles, amber spurge beetle
Species: Aphthona flava
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1985
Adults feed on the leaves and flowers; larvae feed on the roots.

Common Name: Brown-legged leafy spurge flea beetle
Species: Aphthona lacertosa
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1993
Adults feed on the leaves and flowers; larvae feed on the roots.

Common Name: Black dot leafy spurge flea beetle
Species: Aphthona nigriscutis
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1989
Adults feed on the leaves and flowers; larvae feed on the roots.

Common Name: Leafy spurge hawkmoth
Species: Hyles euphorbiae
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1982
Larvae feed on the leaves and bracts.

Common Name: Red-headed leafy spurge stem borer
Species: Oberea erythrocephala
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1982
Larvae live and feed in the stem and crown of plants.

Common Name: Leafy spurge tip gall midge
Species: Spurgia esulae
Status: Widely established
Year Released: 1985
Each generation attacks the growing tips of leafy spurge plants.