Insects Feeding
on Roses
(Rosa spp.)




Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Merhynchites bicolor * ** ***
(Rose Curculio)
Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling Weevils)

Agrilus aurichalceus §
(Bronze Cane Borer)
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

Oberea perspicillata §
(Raspberry Cane Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Altica canadensis
(Prairie Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Altica foliacea §§ §§§
(Apple Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Altica gloriosa
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Altica ignita
(Strawberry Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Altica pretiosa
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Altica rosae
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Calligrapha lunata
(Moon-marked Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Paria fragariae
(Strawberry Rootworm)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Paria pratensis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Pantomorus cervinus §§§ ¶
(Fuller Rose Beetle)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Macrodactylus subspinosa §§§ ¶¶
(Rose Chafer)
Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Popillia japonica §§§ ¶¶
(Japanese Beetle)
Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Dasineura rhodophaga ¶¶¶
(Rose Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Rhagoletis basiolum *
(Rose Hip Maggot)
Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Plagiognathus rosicola
(Rose Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Poecilocapsus lineatus
(Four-lined Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Acyrthosiphon pseudodirhodum
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Chaitosiphon fragaefolii
(Strawberry Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Chaitosiphon tetrarhodum ¥ ¥¥
(Small Green Rose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Chaitosiphon thomasi
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Longicaudus trirhodus ¥¥ ¥¥¥
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum euphorbiae
(Potato Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum impatientis
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum pallidum
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum rosae ¥
(Rose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Metopolophium dirhodum
(Rose-grass Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Myzaphis rosarum ¥¥
(Lesser Rose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhodobium porosum
(Yellow Rose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Sitobion fragariae
(Blackberry-grain Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Gypona contana
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Typhlocyba rosae
(Rose Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Aulacaspis rosae ¤
(Rose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus perniciosus ¤¤
(San Jose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Lepidosaphes ulmi ¤¤
(Oystershell Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Arge ochropus
(Imported Rose Sawfly)
Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Hartigia trimaculata §
(Rose Shoot Sawfly)
Cephidae (Cephid Sawflies)

Diplolepis bicolor µ
(Spiny Rose Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis dichlocera µ
(Long Rose Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis fusiformans µ
(no common name)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis globosus µ
(Globular Rose Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis nebulosus µµ
(no common name)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis politus µ
(no common name)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis radicum µ
(Roseroot Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis rosae µ
(Mossy Rose Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis rosaefolii µµ
(Rose Blister Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis tuberculator µ
(Leafy Rose Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis tumidus µ
(no common name)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Allantus cinctus § §§
(Curled Rose Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Allantus nigritibialis §§
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Allantus viennensis §§
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Ardis brunniventris §
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Cladius difformis §§
(Bristly Rose Slug)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Endelomyia aethiops §§
(Rose Slug)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Euchlaena obtusaria
(Obtuse Euchlaena)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Synchlora aerata µµµ
(Wavy-lined Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Xanthotype sospeta
(Crocus Geometer)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Parasa indetermina
(Stinging Rose Caterpillar)
Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)

Lymantria dispar
(Gypsy Moth)
Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)

Nepticula rosaefoliella ¤¤¤
(no common name)
Nepticulidae (Midget Moths)

Cerma cerintha
(Tufted Bird-dropping Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Pyrrhia exprimens
(Purple-lined Sallow)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Schizura concinna
(Red-humped Appleworm)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Schizura unicornis
(Unicorn Caterpillar)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Sphinx gordius
(Gordian Sphinx)
Sphingidae (Sphinx Moths)

Tischeria admirabilis ¤¤¤
(no common name)
Tischeriidae (Trumpet Leaf-miner Moths)

Tischeria roseticola ¤¤¤
(no common name)
Tischeriidae (Trumpet Leaf-miner Moths)

Choristoneura parallela
(Spotted Fireworm)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Grapholita molesta € €€
(Oriental Fruitworm Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Grapholita packardii €€
(Cherry Fruitworm Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Hedya cyanana €€€
(no common name)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Hedya ochroleucana €€€
(Off-white Hedya)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Hedya separatana €€€
(Pink-washed Leafroller Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Notocelia culminana €€€
(Notocelia Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Platynota flavedana €€€
(Variegated Leafroller Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Melanoplus confusus
(Little Pasture Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus dawsoni
(Dawson's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Schistocerca lineata
(Spotted Bird Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Anisomorpha ferruginea
(Lesser Striped Walkingstick)
Pseudophasmatidae (Striped Walkingsticks)

Frankliniella tritici ¥¥¥
(Eastern Flower Thrips)
Thripidae (Thrips)

Heterothrips analis ¥¥¥
(Wild Rose Thrips)
Thripidae (Thrips)



* larvae develop in ovaries/fruits
** adults feed on flower buds
*** adults feed on tips of shoots
§ larvae bore through shoots
§§ larvae feed on foliage, §§§ adults feed on foliage
¶ larvae feed on roots, ¶¶ adults feed on flowers
¶¶¶ larvae feed on shoots and/or buds
¥ found on shoot tips, ¥¥ found on leaf undersides
¥¥¥ found on flower buds and/or flowers
¤ found near root crown, ¤¤ found on stems
¤¤¤ larvae are leaf-miners
µ larvae form galls on stems
µµ larvae form galls on leaves
µµµ larvae feed on flowers
€ larvae feed on terminal shoots,
€€ larvae feed on developing fruits
€€€ larvae feed within rolled or tied leaves

Sources: Cranshaw (2004), Clark et al. (2004),
Marshall (2006), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Knight (1941), Robinson & Bradley (1965),
Panzer et al. (2006), ScaleNet website (2014),
Smith (2006), Wagner (2005), Covell (1984/2005),
Milne & Milne (1980), Needham et al. (1928),
Brust et al. (2008), Vickery & Kevan (1985),
Miller (1987), Arment (2006), Stannard (1968),
Campbell et al. (1974)

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