Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Hamamelis virginiana (Witch Hazel) [Hamamelidaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Wagner, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Marshall, Microleps website, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Scelolyperus meracus Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lopidea hesperus Kn1941, Paraproba capitata Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Hamamelistes spinosus HF1931, Hormaphis hamamelidis (Witch Hazel Gall Aphid) Msh2006; Cicadellidae: Eratoneura marra DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Probole alienaria (Alien Probole) Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Caloptilia superbifrontella [larvae roll leaves into cones] Cv2005 Mic2010; Limacodidae: Tortricidia testacea [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lymantriidae: Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) [intro. into N. America from abroad, polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Acronicta hamamelis (Witch Hazel Dagger Moth) [oligophagous] Wg2005, Drasteria grandirena (Figure-Seven Moth) Wg2005, Pyreferra citromba (Eyed Mustard Sallow) Wg2005, Pyreferra hesperidago (Mustard Sallow) Cv2005, Synedoida grandirena (Figure-Seven Moth) Cv2005; Nolidae: Nola triquetrana (Three-Spotted Nola) [oligophagous, larvae feed on leaves] Cv2005 Wg2005; Notodontidae: Datana contracta (Contracted Datana) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Datana drexelii (Drexel's Datana) [polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Schizura unicornis (Unicorn Caterpillar) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Tortricidae: Argyrotaenia quercifoliana Cv2005