Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Nyssa spp. (Tupelo) [Nyssaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Yanega, Covell, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Aegomorphus morrisi Ya1996, Charisalia americana [larvae bore through decaying wood] Ya1996
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygocoris nyssae Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Melanaspis tenebricosa (Gloomy Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in E USA & California] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus difficilis [found on trunks; this insect has been found in Maryland, Virginia, & Mississippi] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Heliozelidae: Antispila nysaefoliella (Tupelo Leafminer Moth) [larvae are leaf-miners, found east of IL] Cv2005