Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Ptelea trifoliata (Wafer Ash) [Rutaceae]
(Observations are from Stannard, Marshall, Bouseman & Sternburg, Microleps website, Barnes, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Covell)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Scolytidae: Phloeotribus scabricollis [larvae bore into bark & wood] Msh2006
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Empoasca fabae [polyphagous] DD2010, Empoasca pallida [the preferred host plant] DD2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Eupithecia miserulata (Common Eupithecia) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Papilionidae: Papilio cresphontes (Giant Swallowtail) Bar1999 BS2001 Msh2006 Wg2005; Yponomeutidae: Prays atomocella (Brown-Bordered Ermine Moth) [syn. Yponomeuta atomocella, larvae bore into young shoots] Cv2005 Mic2010
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Neohydatothrips pulchellus [oligophagous, found on leaves] St1968