Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Euonymus spp. (Euonymus) [Celastraceae]
(Observations are from Yanega, Microleps website, Covell, Cranshaw, Natural History Museum, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Stenocorus cinnamopterus Ya1996; Curculionidae: Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Black Vine Weevil) Crw2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Chionaspis salicis (Willow Scurfy Scale) [found mainly on twigs & branches; this insect is polyphagous, although it prefers Salix spp. & Populus spp.; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Clavaspis ulmi (Elm Armored Scale) [usually found on rough bark, preferring Ulmus spp. as host plants; this insect occurs in E USA & Ontario] SN2014, Unaspis euonymi (Euonymus Scale) [found on foliage, woody stems, or bark; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014 Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Caloptilia syringella (Lilac Leafminer) [larvae feed on leaves, preferring lilac & privet; this moth has been found in Ontario & Quebec] NHM2010; Pyralidae: Herpetogramma thestealis (Zigzag Herpetogramma) [polyphagous] Cv2005 NHM2010; Yponomeutidae: Yponomeuta multipunctella (American Ermine Moth) [larvae form webs around leaves, this species doesn't feed on Euonymus alatus] Cv2005 Mic2010 NHM2010