Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Salix pentandra (Bay-Leaved Willow) [Salicaceae]
(Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Pepper, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Calligrapha multipunctata Clk2004, Plagiodera versicolora Clk2004; Curculionidae: Rhynchaenus rufipes (Willow Flea Weevil) [larvae are leaf-miners, syn. Rynchaenus rufipes] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Pterocomma smithiae (Black Willow Aphid) Pp1965; Diaspididae: 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