Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Crataegus spp. (Hawthorn) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Funkhouser, Hottes & Frison, Arnett & Jacques, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Yanega, Knight, Osborn & Drake, Milne & Milne, DeLong, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Barnes, Clark et al., Microleps website, Dennis, Rider, Marshall, Covell, MacRae, Felt)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Agrilus crataegi (Hawthorn Agrilus) Mcr1991; Cerambycidae: Saperda candida (Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer) [bores through wood of live trees] Msh2006 Ya1996, Saperda cretata (Spotted Apple Tree Borer) [larvae bore through wood of living trees] Ya1996, Saperda fayi (Thorn-Limb Borer) [larvae bore through live branches, form galls on branches] Ya1996 Xylotrechus convergens [larvae bore through heartwood of dead trees] Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Crepidodera violacea Clk2004, Physonota unipunctata [feeds on flowers & leaves, polyphagous] AJ1981; Curculionidae: Anthonomus nebulosus Msh2006, Anthonomus quadrigibbus (Apple Curculio) Msh2006, Glyptobaris lecontei Msh2006
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Lasioptera excavata [larvae are leaf-miners] Flt1907, Rhizomyia absobrina [larvae form leaf galls] Flt1907; Tephritidae: Rhagoletis pomonella (Apple Maggot) [larvae feed on fruit] MM1980
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Blepharidopterus provancheri Kn1941, Heterocordylus malinus Kn1941, Lygidea mendax (Apple Red Bug) Kn1941, Lygocoris univittatus Kn1941, Plagiognathus dispar Kn1941, Taedia pallidula Kn1941, Taedia scrupea Kn1941; Pentatomidae: Brochymena quadripustulata (Four-Humped Stink Bug) [polyphagous] Rid2009; Tingidae: Corythucha cydoniae (Hawthorn Lace Bug) OD1916
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis pomi (Green Apple Aphid) [introduced into N. America from Europe, polyphagous] HF1931 MM1980, Carolinaia crataegi HF1931, Eriosoma crataegi HF1931, Eriosoma langiera (Woolly Apple Aphid) [sucks juices from roots and inner bark of twigs] MM1980, Nearctaphis crataegifoliae HF1931, Rhopalosiphum padi [polyphagous] HF1931, Tinocallis ulmifolii [polyphagous] HF1931; Cicadellidae: Balcanocerus crataegi Dlg1948, Balcanocerus provancheri Dlg1948 Msh2006, Eratoneura minor [preferred host plants] DD2010, Eratoneura rostrata DD2010, Eratoneura spinifera DD2010, Erythridula bitincta [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythridula electa DD2010, Erythridula funesta [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythridula furcillata [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythridula magnacalx DD2010, Erythridula repleta [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythridula rubens [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythridula spatulata [preferred host plants] DD2010, Erythroneura maculata Dlg1948; Membracidae: Ceresa bubalus (Buffalo Treehopper) [polyphagous] Den1952, Glossonotus crataegi Den1952 Fnk1917 Msh2006, Hadrophallus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Heliria scalaris Den1952, Telamona monticola Den1952, Telamona tiliae [polyphagous] Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Agonoxenidae: Blastodacna bicristatella [larvae feed on fruits] Mic2010; Carposinidae: Carposina fernaldana (Currant Fruitworm) [larvae feed on fruits] Cv2005; Choreutidae: Choreutis pariana (Apple & Thorn Skeletonizer) [introduced into N. America from Europe] Msh2006; Geometridae: Lomographa glomeraria (Gray Spring Moth) [possible host plants] Cv2005, Lomographa semiclarata (Blue Spring Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Lomographa vestaliata (White Spring Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Macaria coortaria (Four-Spotted Macaria) [syn. Itame coortaria] Cv2005, Probole alienaria (Alien Probole) Msh2006 Wg2005, Triphosa haesitata (Tissue Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lasiocampidae: Malacosoma americanum (Eastern Tent Caterpillar) Wg2005; Lycaenidae: Satyrium liparops strigosum (Striped Hairstreak) [polyphagous] BS2001, Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak) [polyphagous, larvae feed on flowers & fruits] BS2001; Lymantriidae: Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) [intro. into N. America from abroad, polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Acronicta clarescens (Clear Dagger Moth) Wg2005, Acronicta radcliffei (Radcliffe's Dagger Moth) Cv2005 Wg2005, Acronicta superans (Splendid Dagger Moth) Wg2005, Balsa tristigella (Three-Lined Balsa) Cv2005, Catocala blandula (Charming Underwing) Cv2005, Catocala clintoni (Clinton's Underwing) Cv2005, Catocala crataegi (Hawthorn Underwing) Cv2005 Wg2005, Catocala grynea (Woody Underwing) Cv2005, Catocala mira (Wonderful Underwing) Cv2005, Catocala titania (Titan Underwing) [found in south & central IL] Cv2005, Catocala ultronia (Ultronia Underwing) Wg2005, Cerma cerintha (Tufted Bird-Dropping Moth) Cv2005 Wg2005; Notodontidae: Schizura unicornis (Unicorn Caterpillar) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) Bar1999, Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-Spotted Purple) Bar1999; Sphingidae: Paonias myops (Small-Eyed Sphinx) Cv2005 Wg2005; Tischeriidae: Coptotriche crataegifoliae [larvae are leaf-miners] Mic2010; Yponomeutidae: Swammerdamia caesiella Mic2010