Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Prunus serotina (Wild Black Cherry) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Osborn & Drake, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Clark et al., Microleps website, Dennis, Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Crepidodera violacea Clk2004, Eusattodera thoracica Clk2004, Tricholochmaea cavicollis Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Tingidae: Corythucha pruni (Cherry Lace Bug) OD1916
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis feminea HF1931, Myzus persicae HF1931; Membracidae: Cyrtolobus vau Den1952, Hadrophallus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Hadrophallus constans [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala taurina [polyphagous] Den1952, Thelia uhleri Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Rheumaptera prunivorata (Cherry Scallop Shell) [oligophagous] Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Phyllonorycter propinquinella [larvae are tentiform leaf-miners] Mic2010; Limacodidae: Tortricidia flexuosa [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005, Tortricidia testacea [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus (Spring/Summer Azure) [larvae feed on flowers, buds, & developing fruits] BS2001; Noctuidae: Acronicta hasta (Cherry Dagger Moth) [preferred host plant] Wg2005, Lithophane unimoda (Dowdy Pinion) [preferred host plant] Cv2005 Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-Spotted Purple) [larvae feed on leaves] BS2001; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail) [polyphagous] BS2001 Wg2005; Sesiidae: Synanthedon scitula (Dogwood Borer Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005