Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree) [Magnoliaceae]
(Observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Hottes & Frison, Yanega, Wagner, Microleps website, Covell, Needham et al., Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Pepper, Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Charisalia americana [larvae bore through decaying wood] Ya1996, Heterachthes pallidus Ya1996, Metacmaeops vittata Ya1996, Parandra polita [larvae bore through dead wood] Ya1996; Curculionidae: Odontopus calceatus (Yellow Poplar Weevil) [larvae are leafminers, adults feed on leaves] Ndm1928 Crw2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Resseliella liriodendri (Tulip Tree Leaf Spot Gall Midge) [larvae form small blister galls on leaves] AOS1905 Flt1917, Resseliella tulipifera (Tulip Tree Midrib Gall Midge) [larvae form globular galls on leaf veins] AOS1905 Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Illinoia liriodendri (Tulip Tree Aphid) [found on leaf undersides] HF1931 BE2013 Pp1965; Coccidae: Toumeyella liriodendri (Tulip Tree Scale) [found on bark of young twigs & branches] Crw2004; 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, Diaspidiotus ancylis (Putnam Scale) [found on leaves, sometimes bark, polyphagous; 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 piceus [this insect is found in Missouri, Ohio, & Tennessee] SN2014, Hemiberlesia neodiffinis (False Diffinis Scale) [polyphagous, this insect occurs in E USA] SN2014, Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014, Melanaspis tenebricosa (Gloomy Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in E USA & California] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Arctiidae: Halysidota tessellaris (Banded Tussock Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Geometridae: Epimecis hortaria (Tulip Tree Beauty) Cv2005 Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistis liriodendronella [larvae are serpentine leaf-miners] Mic2010 Ndm1928; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail) [polphagous] BS2001 Wg2005, OK1984; Pyralidae: Euzophera ostricolorella Cv2005; Saturniidae: Callosamia angulifera (Tulip Tree Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005 Wg2005, Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 Wg2005