Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Prunus americana (Wild Plum) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., MacRae, Needham et al., ScaleNet, Baranowski & Slater)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Buprestidae: Anthaxia fisheri Mcr1991; Chrysomelidae: Altica ignita Clk2004, Calligrapha pruni Clk2004, Crepidodera violacea Clk2004
Heteroptera
Coreidae: Euthochtha galeator [polyphagous] BS1986
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis pomi HF1931, Myzus persicae HF1931; 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, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae (English Walnut Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Phyllonorycter crataegella (Apple Blotch Leafminer) Ndm1928; Nepticulidae: Nepticula bifasciella [larvae are leaf-miners, syn. Stigmella bifasciella] Ndm1928, Nepticula slingerlandella (Plum Leafminer) [syn. Stigmella slingerlandella] Ndm1928