Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Corylus spp. (Hazelnut) [Corylaceae]
(Observations are from Funkhouser, Marshall, Wagner, Clark et al., Dmitriev & Dietrich, Milne & Milne, Covell, Felt, Needham et al., Smith, Blackman & Eastop, Gibson, Miller, Robinson & Bradley, Majka et al., Panzer et al., Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera
Attelabidae: Himatolabus pubescens [adults roll leaves, larvae feed from within] Msh2006; Chrysomelidae: Baliosus nervosus (Basswood Leafminer) [polyphagous] Ndm1928, Cryptocephalus trivittatus Clk2004; Curculionidae: Curculio obtusus (Hazelnut Weevil) [feeds on nuts] Gib1985 Crw2004, Otiorhynchus singularis [polyphagous; this Eurasian insect is found in NE USA & SE Canada] MAM2007, Polydrusus cervinus [polyphagous; adults feed on leaves of trees, larvae feed on roots of other plants; this Eurasian insect is found in NE USA & SE Canada] MAM2007, Polydrusus sericeus (Green Immigrant Leaf Beetle) [polyphagous; adults feed on leaves of trees & shrubs, larvae feed on roots of other plants; syn. Polydrusus formosus] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Clinodiplosis corylifolia [larvae form galls at leaf bases] Flt1907, Ledomyia coryli [larvae form leaf galls] Flt1907
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum coryli RB1965, Macrosiphum pseudocoryli [found on young growth & leaf undersides; distributed in NE USA & Canada, including Virginia & Ontario] BE2013, Myzocallis coryli (Filbert Aphid) [found on leaf undersides] Crw2004; Cicadellidae: Eratoneura ardens DD2010, Eratoneura citrosa DD2010, Eratoneura corylorubra DD2010, Eratoneura dimidiata DD2010, Eratoneura dira DD2010, Eratoneura misera DD2010, Eratoneura rangifer DD2010; Diaspididae: Chionaspis lintneri (Lintner Scurfy Scale) [this insect is found in E USA & SE Canada] SN2014; Membracidae: Telamona tristis [preferred host plants] Fnk1917
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Argidae: Arge pectoralis (Birch Sawfly) [larvae feed on leaves] Sm2006, Arge willi [larvae feed on leaves] Sm2006; Pamphiliidae: Pamphilius middlekauffi [larvae are leaf-rollers] Sm2006; Tenthredinidae: Empria coryli [larvae feed on foliage] Sm2006, Nematus corylus [larvae feed on leaves] Sm2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Halysidota tessellaris (Banded Tussock Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Coleophoridae: Coleophora atromarginata Cv2005; Limacodidae: Tortricidia flexuosa [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005; Lymantriidae: Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) [intro. into N. America from abroad, polyphagous] Cv2005; Nepticulidae: Ectoedemia virgulae [found south of IL, larvae are leaf-miners] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Acronicta falcula (Corylus Dagger Moth) [larvae feed on foliage] Pnz2006, Bomolocha palparia (Mottled Bomolocha) Wg2005, Melanchra picta (Zebra Caterpillar) [polyphagous] Wg2005, Pyreferra citrombra (Eyed Mustard Sallow) Wg2005; Pyralidae: Herpetogramma thestealis [polyphagous] Cv2005; Saturniidae: Actias luna (Luna Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Anisota stigma (Spiny Oakworm) Cv2005; Tortricidae: Ancylis burgessiana (Oak Leaf-folder Moth) [larvae feed within folded leaves; probable complex of closely related moth species] Mlr1987, Apotomis funerea (Funereal Apotomis) [larvae feed within rolled leaves] Mlr1987, Cydia latiferreana (Filbertworm) [larvae feed within nuts] Mlr1987, Olethreutes clavana [larvae feed within tied leaves] Mlr1987, Olethreutes corylana Mlr1987
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Heteronemiidae: Diapheromera femoratum (Northern Walkingstick) [polyphagous] MM1980