Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) [Caesalpiniaceae]
(Observations are from Milne & Milne, Knight, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Microleps website, Wagner, Covell, MacRae, Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Stireman et al., Felt, Wheeler et al., Watson, Ford & Jackman, Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera tubulus Mcr1991, Agrilus difficilis (Honey Locust Borer) [larvae bore through wood, preferring stressed living trees] Mcr1991 Crw2004, Agrilus egeniformis [larvae bore through dead branches] Mcr1991, Agrilus pseudofallax [larvae bore through dead branches, oligophagous] Mcr1991, Chrysobothris sexsignata [larvae bore through dead trees] Mcr1991; Cerambycidae: Eburia quadrigeminatus (Ivory-Marked Beetle) [larvae bore through wood, adults feed on foliage & new twig growth, polyphagous] MM1980; Chrysomelidae: Anomoea flavokansiensis Clk2004, Anomoea laticlavia Clk2004, Cryptocephalus guttulatus Clk2004, Odontota dorsalis Clk2004, Saxinis omogera Clk2004, Sumitrosis rosea Clk2004; Mordellidae: Mordellina ancilla [larvae are found in pith of thorns] FJ1996
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Dasineura gleditchiae (Honey Locust Pod Gall Midge) [larvae cause unexpanded leaflets to be replaced by pod-shaped galls] AOS1905 Flt1917 Crw2004, Meunieriella aquilonia Str2010
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Atractotomus griseolus Kn1941, Blepharidopterus chlorionis (Honey Locust Plant Bug) [found in shaded situations, feeds on leaves; syn. Diaphnocoris chlorionis] Kn1941 WHM1983 Wat1928 Crw2004, Lopidea incurva Kn1941 WHM1983 Wat1928, Lygocoris hirticulus WHM1983, Lygocoris tinctus Kn1941 WHM1983, Pilophorus walshii (Flower Bug) Kn1941 WHM1983, Plagiognathus delicatus [found along streams] Kn1941 WHM1983 Wat1928, Plagiognathus gleditsiae Kn1941, Taedia gleditsiae Kn1941 WHM1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Erythridula aenea [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula brundusa [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula clavata [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula diffisa [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula gleditsia [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula quadrata DD2010, Macropsis fumipennis (Honey Locust Leafhopper) Crw2004; Diaspididae: Chionaspis gleditsiae (Honey Locust Scurfy Scale) [this insect occurs in E USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus forbesi (Forbe's Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in north-central USA & elsewhere] SN2014, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae (English Walnut Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (San Jose Scale) [usually found on bark, polyphagous, although preferring woody species in the Rosaceae; this insect is widely distributed; syn. Comstockaspis perniciosa, syn. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (White Peach Scale) [polyphagous; this insect is found mostly in E USA, it was introduced from Eurasia] SN2014; Membracidae: Micrutalis calva [polyphagous] Crw2004; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Galacticidae: Homoadaula anisocentra (Mimosa Webworm) [introduced into N. America from E. Asia, larvae form webs over leaves] Mic2010 Crw2004; Geometridae: Heliomata cycladata (Common Spring Moth) Cv2005; Lasiocampidae: Heteropacha rileyana (Riley's Lappet Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005; Noctuidae: Catocala illecta (Magdalen Underwing) Cv2005, Catocala innubens (The Betrothed) [oligophagous] Cv2005, Catocala minuta (Little Underwing) [oligophagous] Cv2005, Spiloloma lunilinea (Moon-Lined Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005, Zale undularis (Black Zale) Cv2005; Saturniidae: Sphingicampa bicolor (Honey Locust Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Sphingicampa bisecta (Bisected Honey Locust Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005
Trombidiformes (Mites)
Tetranychidae: Platytetranychus multidigituli (Honey Locust Spider Mite) [found on leaf undersides] Crw2004