Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Rubus spp. (Blackberry, Raspberry, Dewberry) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Funkhouser, Yanega, Bouseman & Sternburg, Hottes & Frison, Arnett & Jacques, DeLong, Stannard, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Clark et al., Microleps website, Dennis, Rider, Wagner, Thomas, Milne & Milne, Marshall, Covell, MacRae, Cranshaw, Arment)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Agrilus aurichalceus (Bronze Cane Borer) Crw2004, Agrilus ruficollis (Red-Necked Cane Borer) Crw2004 Mcr1991; Byturidae: Byturus unicolor (Eastern Raspberry Fruitworm) [syn. Byturus rubi, larvae feed on fruit, adults feed on foliage & flower buds] Crw2004; Cerambycidae: Oberea affinis [larvae bore through stems] Msh2006 Ya1996, Oberea perspicillata (Raspberry Cane Borer, syn. Oberea bimaculata) [larvae bore through live stems] AJ1981 Crw2004 MM1980 Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Eusattodera thoracica Clk2004, Neochlamisus eubati Clk2004, Neochlamisus gibbosus Clk2004 Msh2006, Paria fragariae (Strawberry Rootworm) Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Anthomyiidae: Pegomya rubivora (Raspberry Cane Maggot) [maggots tunnel into pith, causing cane tips to die back] Crw2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Pentatomidae: Cosmopepla lintneriana [polyphagous] Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Amphorophora rubi [probably introduced into N. America from Europe] Th1877, Amphorophora sensoriata HF1931, Aphis rubicola HF1931, Aphis rubifolii HF1931; Cicadellidae: Eratoneura coxi DD2010, Eratoneura spinifera DD2010, Erythroneura amanda DD2010, Erythroneura comes (Grape Leafhopper) [polyphagous] MM1980, Erythroneura octonotata (Eight-Spotted Leafhopper) DD2010, Graphocephala coccinea (Red-Banded Leafhopper) [polyphagous] AJ1981 Dlg1948, Typhlocyba rosae (Rose Leafhopper) Crw2004; Membracidae: Ceresa bubalus (Buffalo Treehopper) [polyphagous] Den1952, Hadrophallus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Hadrophallus constans [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala albescens [polyphagous] Den1952 Fnk1917, Stictocephala diceros [polyphagous] Den1952 Stictocephala taurina [polyphagous] Den1952 Fnk1917; Triozidae: Trioza tripunctata (Blackberry Psyllid) [feeds on leaf undersides] Msh2006
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Cephidae: Hartigia trimaculata (Rose Shoot Sawfly) [larvae tunnel into canes] Crw2004; Cynipidae: Diastrophus kincaidii [forms irregular stem galls] Crw2004; Pamphiliidae: Onycholyda luteicornis [a web-spinning sawfly] Msh2006; Tenthredinidae: Metallus rohweri (Blackberry Leafminer) [syn. Metallus rubi, larvae are leaf-miners] Crw2004, Monophadnoides geniculatus (Raspberry Sawfly) [larvae feed on leaves] Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Haploa lecontei (Leconte's Haploa) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Drepanidae: Habrosyne scripta (Lettered Habrosyne) Wg2005; Geometridae: Anacamptodes humaria (Small Purplish Gray) [polyphagous, found on dewberry] Cv2005, Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria (Blackberry Looper) [larvae feed on leaves, fruits, & flowers] Cv2005 Wg2005, Erastria cruentaria (Thin-Lined Erastria) [found in southern IL] Cv2005, Scopula limboundata (Large Lace Border) [polyphagous] Wg2005, Synchlora aerata (Wavy-Lined Emerald) [larvae feed on flowers & fruits] Cv2005 Wg2005; Lycaenidae: Satyrium liparops strigosum (Striped Hairstreak) [polyphagous] BS2001; Noctuidae: Hypena scabra (Green Cloverworm) [syn. Pathypena scabra] Cv2005, Melanchra assimilis (Black Arches) [larvae often feed on flowers, polyphagous] Wg2005, Palthis angulalis (Dark-Spotted Palthis) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Xestia normaniana (Norman's Dart) Cv2005; Notodontidae: Schizura concinna (Red-Humped Appleworm) MM1980; Saturniidae: Automeris io (Io Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Sesiidae: Pennisetia marginata (Raspberry Crown Borer) [larvae feed on leaves & bore into crowns, found on blackberry & raspberry] Crw2004 Cv2005 Msh2006; Schreckensteiniaceae: Scheckensteinia festaliella [larvae are leaf-skeletonizers, found on raspberry] Mic2010; Tischeriidae: Coptotriche aenea [larvae are trumpet leaf-miners, found on blackberry] Mic2010
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Diapheromeridae: Diapheromera femorata (Northern Walkingstick) [feeds on leaves] Arm2006; Pseudophasmatidae: Anisomorpha ferruginea (Lesser Striped Walkingstick) [feeds on leaves] Arm2006
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Frankliniella tritici (Eastern Flower Thrips) [found on flowers, polyphagous] St1968