Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Salix nigra (Black Willow) [Salicaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Covell, Dennis, Clark et al., Blackman & Eastop, Wheeler et al., Watson, Harms & Grodowitz, Opler & Krizek, O'Brien & Anderson, Majka et al., Cranshaw, ScaleNet, Nakahara)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysomela knabi Clk2004, Chrysomela scripta Clk2004, Crepidodera browni Clk2004, Crepidodera longula Clk2004, Crepidodera nana Clk2004, Crepidodera solita Clk2004, Cryptocephalus leucomelas Clk2004, Disonycha pluriligata Clk2004, Paria quadriguttata Clk2004, Plagiodera versicolora (Imported Willow Leaf Beetle) [feeds on leaves] Clk2004 Crw2004, Tricholochmaea decora Clk2004; Curculionidae: Dorytomus brevicollis [this insect is found in E & central USA, & SE Canada] OA1996 MAM2007, Rhynchaenus niger [this flea weevil feeds on leaves, found in Massachusetts & Ontario; syn. Rynchaenus niger] HG2009, Rhynchaenus rufipes (Willow Flea Weevil) [feeds on leaves, syn. Rynchaenus rufipes] HG2009
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Agnocoris pulverulentus WHM1983, Lopidea salicis Kn1941, Lygidea obscura Kn1941 Wat1928, Orthotylus modestus Kn1941 WHM1983, Orthotylus neglectus Kn1941, Orthotylus viridis Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis farinosa HF1931, Chaitophorus viminalis [found in E USA & Ontario] HF1931 BE2013, Pterocomma smithiae HF1931; Cicadellidae: Empoasca andresia DD2010, Empoasca ellisae [preferred host plant] DD2010, Erythridula rufostigmosa DD2010, Kybos albolinea DD2010, Kybos nigra [preferred host plant] DD2010, Kybos osborni DD2010, Kybos patula DD2010, Kybos salicis [preferred host plant] DD2010; Diaspididae: Chionaspis longiloba (Long-lobed Scurfy Scale) [this insect is found in E USA & Oregon] SN2014, 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, Melanaspis tenebricosa (Gloomy Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect occurs in E USA & California] SN2014; Membracidae: Palonica pyramidata Den1952
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Lycaenidae: Satyrium acadicum (Acadian Hairstreak) OK1984; Noctuidae: Catocala amatrix (The Sweetheart) Cv2005, Catocala cara (Darling Underwing) [preferred host plant] Cv2005; Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus (Viceroy) OK1984, Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloark) OK1984
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Thripidae: Thrips fallaciosus [polyphagous] Nk1994