Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper) [Vitaceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Milne & Milne, DeLong, Stannard, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Dennis, Knight, Yanega, Hottes & Frison, Rider, Funkhouser, Wagner, Clark et al., Marshall, Covell, Cranshaw, Needham et al., Wheeler et al., Gangwere, Pepper, Majka et al., ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Saperda puncticollis (Woodbine Borer) [bores through wood of dead & dying vines] Msh2006 Ya1996; Chrysomelidae: Altica chalybea (Grape Flea Beetle) [adults & larvae feed on foliage] Clk2004 Crw2004, Altica woodsi Clk2004, Fidia longipes Clk2004, Fidia viticida Clk2004; Curculionidae: Madarellus undulatus [this insect is found in E & central USA, & SE Canada] MAM2007; Scarabaeidae: Anomala lucicola (Light-Loving Grapevine Beetle) [feeds on leaves primarily at night] Vst1913, Popillia japonica (Japanese Beetle) [adults feed on foliage] Crw2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Metopomyza scutellata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Dasineura parthenocissi (Woodbine Vein Gall Midge) [larvae form swollen midribs on leaves] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Taedia casta Kn1941 WHM1983; Pentatomidae: Euschistus servus Rd2009, Hymenarcys nervosa Rd2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis folsomii HF1931 Pp1965; Cicadellidae: Erasmoneura vulnerata DD2010, Erythroneura comes (Grape Leafhopper) [polyphagous] MM1980, Erythroneura elegans DD2010, Erythroneura tricincta (Three-Banded Leafhopper) Crw2004, Erythroneura ziczac (Virginia Creeper Leafhopper) [oligophagous] DD2010 Dlg1948; Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014; Membracidae: Telamona ampelopsidis [oligophagous] Den1952 Fnk1917; Pseudococcidae: Chnaurococcus trifolii (Clover Root Mealybug) [found on roots, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA & Canada] SN2014, Heliococcus osborni (Osborn Mealybug) [polyphagous, mostly found on woody vegetation] SN2014
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Sawflies)
Eurytomidae: Prodecatoma cooki (Woodbine Seed Wasp) [larvae feed on seeds] Flt1917; Megachilidae: Megachile spp. (Large Leaf-Cutting Bees) [cut segments from the leaves for use in the construction of their nests] Crw2004
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Eulithis diversilineata (Lesser Grapevine Looper) Cv2005 Wg2005, Eulithis gracilineata (Greater Grapevine Looper) Cv2005 Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Heliozelidae: Antispila ampelopsifoliella [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Alypia octomaculata (Eight-Spotted Forester) [larvae feed on leaves & tendrils] Crw2004 Cv2005 MM1980 Msh2006 Wg2005, Eudryas grata (Beautiful Wood Nymph) Cv2005 Wg2005; Sesiidae: Albuna fraxini (Virginia Creeper Clearwing) [larvae tunnel into roots & stems] Crw2004; Sphingidae: Amphion nessus (Nessus Sphinx) Wg2005, Darapsa myron (Hog Sphinx, Virginia Creeper Sphinx) Crw2004 Cv2005 MM1980 Wg2005, Deidama inscripta (Lettered Sphinx) Cv2005 Wg2005, Eumorpha achemon (Achemon Sphinx) Crw2004, Eumorpha pandorus (Pandorus Sphinx) Cv2005 MM1980 Wg2005, Sphecodina abbottii (Abbott's Sphinx) Wg2005; Zygaenidae: Harrisina americana (Grapeleaf Skeletonizer) [found in southern IL] Crw2004 Cv2005 Wg2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Amblycorypha rotundifolia (Round-winged Katydid) [lab observations] Ggw1961
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Liothrips russelli [feeds on leaves, oligophagous] St1968