Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) [Anacardiaceae]
(Observations are from Dennis, Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Rider, Schaefer, Smith, Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Pepper, Robinson & Bradley, Williams, Baranowski & Slater)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Babia quadriguttata Clk2004, Blepharida rhois Clki2004, Orthaltica copalina Clk2004, Orthaltica melina Clk2004
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Alydidae: Megalotomus quinquespinosus [feeds on berries] Sch1980; Coreidae: Euthochtha galeator [polyphagous] BS1986; Miridae: Neurocolpus nubilus (Clouded Plant Bug) WHM1983, Poecilocapsus lineatus [feeds on leaves] Wm2004; Pentatomidae: Acrosternum hilaris (Green Stink Bug) [polyphagous] Rid2009; Scutelleridae: Stethaulax marmorata Rid2009
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Carolinaia rhois [found on leaf undersides of sumac shrubs, migrating during the summer to the inflorescences of various grasses; syn. Carolinaia tissoti] HF1931 BE2013 RB1965, Melaphis rhois (Sumac Gall Aphid) [forms pyriform or spheroid reddish galls on leaflets] BE2013 Pp1965; Membracidae: Enchenopa binotata [polyphagous] Den1952, Ophiderma salamandra Den1952
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Argidae: Arge coccinea [larvae feed on leaves] Sm2006