Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Ceanothus spp. (New Jersey Tea, Redroot) [Rhamnaceae]
(Observations are from Barnes, Wagner, Covell, Cranshaw, Miller, Spencer & Steyskal, Panzer et al., ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Phytomyza ceanothi [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Kansas, syn. Phytomyza cearothi] SS1986
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Tingidae: Gargaphia angulata (Angulate Tingid) Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis ceanothi (Ceanothus Aphid) Crw2004; Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on woody stems, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Apodrepanulatrix liberaria (New Jersey Tea Inchworm) [larvae feed on young leaves] Pnz2006, Erastria coloraria (Broad-lined Erastria) Pnz2006, Hesperumia sulphuraria (Sulphur Moth) Cv2005, Nemoria rubrifrontaria (Red-fronted Emerald) Cv2005, Sicya macularia (Sharp-lined Yellow) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus (Spring/Summer Azure) Bar1999; Noctuidae: Harrisimemna trisignata (Harris' Three-Spot) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Tortricidae: Ancylis semiovana [this moth is found in eastern USA, including Illinois] Mlr1987 Pnz2006