Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Castanea spp. (Chestnut) [Fagaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Yanega, Wagner, Covell, Needham et al., Smith, Blackman & Eastop, Gibson, Miller, Majka et al., Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Agrilus bilineatus (Two-lined Chestnut Borer) Crw2004; Cerambycidae: Amniscus macula [larvae found under bark] Ya1996, Aneflomorpha subpubescens (Oak Stem Borer) [larvae bore in wood of live saplings, sometimes branches of larger trees] Ya1996, Anelaphus pumilum Ya1996, Batyle suturale suturale [larvae bore through small dead twigs] Ya1996, Calloides nobilis nobilis [larvae bore through bases & stumps of dead & dying trees] Ya1996, Goes debilis (Oak Branch Borer) [larvae bore through heartwood of living trees] Ya1996, Hebestola nebulosa Ya1996, Judolia cordifera Ya1996, Metacmaeops vittata Ya1996, Necydalis mellitus [larvae bore through dead heartwood] Ya1996, Phymatodes aereum [larvae found under bark of dead trees] Ya1996, Prionus imbricornis [larvae bore through living roots] Ya1996, Purpuricenus axillaris (White Oak Branch Girdler) [girdles branches] Ya1996, Sarosesthes fulminans [larvae bore through sapwood & under bark] Ya1996, Sphenostethus taslei Ya1996, Strophiona nitens (Chestnut Bark Borer) [larvae bore through bark of both dead & live trees] Ya1996; Curculionidae: Curculio caryatrypes [feeds on nuts] (Large Chestnut Weevil) Gib1985 Crw2004, Curculio sayi (Small Chestnut Weevil) [feeds on nuts] Gib1985 Crw2004, Stenoscelis brevis [polyphagous; larvae are found under bark; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007; Scolytidae: Xyleborus sayi [polyphagous; this insect is found in NE USA & SE Canada] MAM2007, Xyloterinus politus [this insect is found in NE & north-central USA, & Canada] MAM2007
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Lygocoris hirticulus Kn1941, Lygocoris omnivagus Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Myzocallis castaneae [found on leaf undersides] BE2013, Patchia virginiana [found on bark; observed from Pennsylvania to Florida] BE2013; Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus osborni (Osborn Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is found in E USA & Ontario] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014, Melanaspis obscura (Obscure Scale) [found on bark; this insect occurs in E USA & California] SN2014; Phylloxeridae: Phylloxera castaneae [found in NE USA, including Washington, D.C.] BE2013; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus comstocki (Comstock Mealybug) [found on foliage, including lower side of leaves; polyphagous, feeding on woody vegetation; this insect is widely distributed in NE & north-central USA, it is also found in Ontario] SN2014
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Pergidae: Acordulecera dorsalis [larvae are leaf-skeletonizers] Sm2006; Tenthredinidae: Caliroa lorata [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006, Craesus castaneae [larvae feed on foliage, syn. Croesus castaneae] Sm2006, Dimorphopteryx virginicus [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006, Macrophya fuliginea [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Bucculatricidae: Bucculatrix ainsliella (Oakleaf Skeletonizer Moth) Cv2005, Bucculatrix packardella Ndm1928, Bucculatrix trifasciella Ndm1928; Coleophoridae: Blastobasis glandulella (Acorn Moth) [syn. Valentina glandulella, larvae feed on nuts] Cv2005; Eriocraniidae: Dyseriocrania griseocapitella [larvae mine leaves] Cv2005; Geometridae: Pleuroprucha insularia (Common Tan Wave) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Gracillariidae: Cameraria castaneaeella [leaf-miner] Ndm1928, Neurobathra strigifinitella [leaf-miner] Ndm1928, Phyllonorycter kearfottella [leaf-miner] Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Acronicta increta (Southern Oak Dagger Moth) Wg2005, Acronicta lithospila (Streaked Dagger Moth) Wg2005, Acronicta ovata (Ovate Dagger Moth) Wg2005; Limacodidae: Euclea delphinii (Spiny Oak Slug) [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005, Natada nasoni (Nason's Slug Moth) [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005, Phobetron pithecium (Hag Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Prolimacodes badia (Skiff Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Tortricidia flexuosa [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005, Tortricidia testacea [polyphagous] Cv2005; Nepticulidae: Nepticula saginella [leaf-miner, syn. Stigmella saginella] Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Acronicta lithospila (Streaked Dagger Moth) Cv2005; Notodontidae: Datana contracta (Contracted Datana) [polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Lochmaeus manteo (Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar) Wg2005, Oligocentria lignicolor (White-Streaked Prominent) Wg2005, Symmerista canicosta (Red-Humped Oakworm) Wg2005; Saturniidae: Anisota senatoria (Orange-Striped Oakworm) Wg2005; Sesiidae: Paranthrene simulans (Hornet Clearwing) Cv2005, Synanthedon scitula (Dogwood Borer Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Tischeriidae: Tischeria castaneaeella [leaf-miner, syn. Coptotriche castaneaeella] Ndm1928, Tischeria zelleriella [larvae are leaf-miners] Cv2005; Tortricidae: Pseudexentera faracana (American Chestnut Leafroller) [larvae feed within rolled leaves; Castanea dentata is the preferred host plant of this moth] Mlr1987