Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Epitrix cucumeris (Harris, 1851)
Synonyms:
Haltica cucumeris Harris, 1851
Haltica seminulum LeConte, 1861
Range
Widespread across North America except west coast & Pacific Northwest. Adventive in Azores.
(1)
State/Province Records: (1)
CAN: MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK
USA: AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY
Previous records from AB, BC/CA, ID, NM, OR, UT, WA as well as Mexico, Central America, South America, and West Indies are considered suspect by
(1).
Food
Main host plants are Solanaceae. The species has been reported from Atropa belladonna, Capsicum annuum, Datura stramonium, Lycopersicon esculentum, Nicotiana tabacum, Petunia x hybrida, Petunia nyctaginiflora, Physalis alkekengi (Japanese lantern), Physalis angulata, Physalis peruviana, Physalis pubescens, Physalis virginiana, Solanum americanum, Solanum burbankii (wonderberry), Solanum carolinense, Solanum dulcamara, Solanum melongena, Solanum pseudocapsicum, Solanum purpureum, Solanum rostratum, Solanum torvum, and Solanum tuberosum (potato).
(2)
Many other host associations can be found in the literature, but many are questionable. See
(2) for a more detailed treatment.