Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Populus alba (White Poplar) [Salicaceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysomela laurentia [Salix spp. are preferred hosts] Clk2004, Chrysomela scripta Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
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 gigas (Eurasian Willow Scale) [this insect is found in SE Canada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, some western states in the USA, & Eurasia] SN2014, Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (False San Jose Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in N USA & S Canada, also in Eurasia, where it is native] 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
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Phyllonorycter populiella (Poplar Leafminer Moth) Ndm1928; Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) OK1984, Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-spotted Purple) OK1984