Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Pinus sylvestris (Scots Pine) [Pinaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Covell, MacRae)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Buprestis lineata (Lined Buprestis) [larvae bore through wood of dead trees] Mcr1991, Chrysobothris cribraria [larvae bore through wood of dead trees] Mcr1991
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Dichrooscytus rufipennis Kn1941, Phytocoris pinicola Kn1941, Pilophorus gracilis Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Cinara pini HF1931, Eulachnus rileyi HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Sphingidae: Lapara bombycoides (Northern Pine Sphinx) [found in northern IL] Cv2005