Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Prunus serotina (Wild Black Cherry) [Rosaceae]
(Observations are from Osborn & Drake, Hottes & Frison, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Clark et al., Microleps website, Dennis, Covell, Needham et al., Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Smith, Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Pepper, Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Crepidodera violacea Clk2004, Eusattodera thoracica Clk2004, Tricholochmaea cavicollis Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Phytomyza persicae [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Contarinia cerasiserotinae (Wild Cherry Bud Gall Midge) [larvae form spheroid galls from terminal buds of shoots] AOS1905 Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Tingidae: Corythucha pruni (Cherry Lace Bug) OD1916
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis feminea [found near ground on young shoots] HF1931 BE2013 Pp1965, Asiphonaphis pruni [found on leaves & new growth] BE2013, Myzus cerasi (Black Cherry Aphid) [found on shoot tips of cherry trees, migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants, especially in the Brassicaceae] BE2013, Myzus lythri (Purple Loosestrife Aphid) [Wild Black Cherry is not preferred as a host plant] Pp1965, Myzus persicae (Green Peach Aphid) HF1931; Diaspididae: Chionaspis furfura (Scurfy Bark Scale) [found on branches & trunks, less often on young shoots, fruit, & leaves; plant species in the Rosaceae are preferred hosts; this insect is widely distributed in the USA & S Canada] SN2014, Diaspidiotus juglansregiae (English Walnut Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Diaspidiotus perniciosus (San Jose Scale) [usually found on bark, polyphagous, although preferring woody species in the Rosaceae; this insect is widely distributed; syn. Comstockaspis perniciosa, syn. Quadraspidiotus perniciosus] SN2014; Membracidae: Cyrtolobus vau Den1952, Hadrophallus borealis [polyphagous] Den1952, Hadrophallus constans [polyphagous] Den1952, Stictocephala taurina [polyphagous] Den1952, Thelia uhleri Den1952
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Argidae: Sterictiphora serotina [larvae feed on leaves] Sm2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Coleophoridae: Coleophora pruniella (Cherry Casebearer Moth) Ndm1928; Geometridae: Rheumaptera prunivorata (Cherry Scallop Shell) [oligophagous] Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Parornix geminatella (Unspotted Tentiform Leafminer Moth) Ndm1928, Phyllonorycter crataegella (Apple Blotch Leafminer) Ndm1928, Phyllonorycter propinquinella (Cherry Tentiform Leafminer) Mic2010 Ndm1928; Heliozelidae: Coptodisca splendoriferella (Resplendent Shieldbearer) Ndm1928; Limacodidae: Tortricidia flexuosa [polyphagous, found in southern IL] Cv2005, Tortricidia testacea [polyphagous] Cv2005; Lycaenidae: Celastrina ladon (Spring Azure) [larvae feed on flowers, buds, & developing fruits] BS2001 OK1984, Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak) OK1984; Nepticulidae: Nepticula bifasciella [larvae are leaf-miners, syn. Stigmella bifasciella] Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Acronicta hasta (Cherry Dagger Moth) [preferred host plant] Wg2005, Lithophane unimoda (Dowdy Pinion) [preferred host plant] Cv2005 Wg2005; Nymphalidae: Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Red-Spotted Purple) [larvae feed on leaves] BS2001 OK1984; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail) [polyphagous] BS2001 Wg2005 OK1984; Sesiidae: Synanthedon scitula (Dogwood Borer Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [somewhat acceptable as a food plant, but not preferred; lab observations] Ggw1967
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Diapheromeridae: Diapheromera femorata (Northern Walkingstick) [feeds on leaves, but not preferred; field observations] Ggw1961 Crw2004
Trombidiformes (Mites)
Eriophyidae: Eriophyes padi (Plum Leaf Gall Mite) [syn. Phytoptus padi, larvae form galls on leaves] Flt1917