Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Ilex opaca (American Holly) [Aquifoliaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Needham et al., Spencer & Steyskal, ScaleNet)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Phytomyza ditmani [larvae are serpentine leaf-miners; found in Washington DC] SS1986, Phytomyza ilicicola (American Holly Leafminer) [larvae are blotch leaf-miners; widespread in E USA] Ndm1928 SS1986, Phytomyza opacae [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Delaware, Maryland, & Washington DC] SS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus ancylis (Putnam Scale) [found on leaves, sometimes bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus forbesi (Forbe's Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in north-central USA & elsewhere] SN2014, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (White Peach Scale) [polyphagous; this insect is found mostly in E USA, it was introduced from Eurasia] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Metaxaglaea violacea (Holly Sallow) Wg2005