Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum) [Hamamelidaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Covell, Needham et al., Majka et al., ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Stenoscelis brevis [polyphagous, larvae are found under bark; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Metopomyza scutellata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Chionaspis gleditsiae (Honey Locust Scurfy Scale) [this insect occurs in E USA] SN2014, 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, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae (English Walnut Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus liquidambaris (Sweet Gum Scale) [forms pit galls on leaves; this insect is found in E USA & California] SN2014, Diaspidiotus osborni (Osborn Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is found in E USA & Ontario] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Paectes abrostoloides (Large Paectes) Cv2005 Wg2005, Paectes pygmaea (Pygmy Paectes) Cv2005; Saturniidae: Actias luna (Luna Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005