Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rhus aromatica (Fragrant Sumac) [Anacardiaceae]
(Observations are from Vestal, Lattin, Hart & Gleason, Knight, Hottes & Frison, Rider, Clark et al., Froeschner, Pepper)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Blepharida rhois (Sumac Flea Beetle) [feeds on foliage, oligophagous] Clk2004 HG1907 Vst1913, Orthaltica copalina Clk2004
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Carolinaia rhois [syn. Carolinaia tissoti] HF1931 Pp1965
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Coreidae: Leptoglossus clypealis [sucks juices from stems & leaves] Fr1942; Miridae: Prepops fraternus HF1941, Prepops insitivus HG1907; Pentatomidae: Perillus circumcinctus HG1907, Proxys punctulatus Rid2009; Scutelleridae: Sethaulax marmorata [oligophagous] Lat1964