Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Tsuga spp. (Hemlock) [Pinaceae]
(Observations are from Yanega, Wagner, Covell, Needham et al., Majka et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Leptura subhamata [larvae bore through decaying wood] Ya1996, Semanotus litigiosus (Fir Tree Borer) Ya1996, Tetropium velutinum [larvae found under bark of living trees] Ya1996, Xylotrechus integer Ya1996; Scolytidae: Dryocoetes autographus (Hairy Spruce Bark Beetle) [this insect is found in N USA & Canada] MAM2007, Xyleborinus saxeseni (Fruit-tree Pinhole Borer) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Coleotechnites apicitripunctella (Green Hemlock Leafminer) Ndm1928; Geometridae: Eufidonia notataria (Powder Moth) Cv2005, Lambdina fiscellaria (Hemlock Looper) Cv2005, Protoboarmia porcelaria (Porcelain Gray) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Noctuidae: Anomogyna badicollis (Northern Variable Dart) [larvae are found on young trees] Cv2005, Feralia comstocki (Comstock's Sallow) Cv2005, Feralia jocosa (Jocose Sallow) Cv2005; Pantheidae: Panthea acronyctoides (Black Zigzag) Wg2005