Insects Feeding
on Sumac (Rhus spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Synolabus nigripes
(no common name)
Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling Weevils)

Grammoptera subargentata *
(no common name)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Oberea myops *
(Rhododendron Stem Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Oberea ocellata *
(Sumac Stem Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Stenocorus cylindricollis *
(no common name)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Aulacothorax copalina
(syn. Orthaltica copalina)
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Aulacothorax melina
(syn. Orthaltica melina)
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Babia quadriguttata
(Eastern Babia)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Blepharida rhois
(Sumac Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Diachus chlorizans
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Lymantor decipiens *
(no common name)
Scolytidae (Bark Beetles)

Asphondylia integrifoliae **
(Sumac Flowerbud Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Lestodiplosis cinctipes *
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Megalotomus quinquespinosus
(no common name)
Alydidae (Stilt Bugs)

Leptoglossus clypealis
(no common name)
Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Neurocolpus nubilus
(Clouded Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Poecilocapsus lineatus
(Four-lined Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Prepops fraternus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Prepops insitivus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Acrosternum hilaris
(Green Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Proxys punctulatus
(Black Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Sethanlax marmorata
(no common name)
Scutelleridae (Shield Bugs)

Carolinaia rhois ***
(Sumac Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Melaphis rhois §
(Sumac Gall Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Calophya spp. §
(no common names)
Calophyidae (Gall-forming Psyllids)

Enchenopa binotata
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Ophiderma salamandra
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Heliococcus osborni
(Osborn Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Arge coccinea
(no common name)
Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Eurytoma rhois §§
(no common name)
Eurytomidae (Eurytomid Wasps)

Xiphydria tibialis *
(no common name)
Xiphydriidae (Wood Wasps)

Antepione thisoaria
(Variable Antepione)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Dichorda iridaria
(Showy Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Tetracis crocallata
(Yellow Slant-line)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Caloptilia rhoifoliella §§§
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf-blotch Miner Moths)

Calycopis cecrops
(Red-banded Hairstreak)
Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Celastrina ladon
(Spring Azure)
Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Lymantria dispar
(Gypsy Moth)
Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)

Nepticula intermedia
(no common name)
Nepticulidae (Midget Moths)

Acronicta rubricoma
(Ruddy Dagger Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Marathyssa inficita
(Dark Marathyssa)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Paectes abrostolella
(Sumac Paectes)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Paectes pygmaea
(Pygmy Paectes)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Datana perspicua
(Spotted Datana)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Heterocampa guttivitta
(Saddled Prominent)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Citheronia regalis
(Regal Moth)
Saturniidae (Silk Moths)

Schreckensteinia erythriella ¶¶
(no common name)
Schreckensteiniidae (Bristle-legged Moths)

Amorbia humerosana §§§
(White-lined Leafroller Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Scudderia furcata
(Fork-tailed Bush Katydid)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Liothrips usitatus ¶¶¶
(no common name)
Thripidae (Thrips)


* larvae bore through stems or shoots
** larvae form galls on flower buds
*** found on leaflet undersides
§ forms galls on leaflets, §§ larvae feed on seeds
§§§ larvae are leaf-rollers
¶ larvae mine leaflets
¶¶ larvae feed on flowers & fruits
¶¶¶ found on flowers

Sources: Yanega (1996), Cranshaw (2004),
Majka et al. (2007), Felt (1917),
Rider's website (accessed 2009),
Hottes & Frison (1931), Pepper (1965),
ScaleNet website (accessed 2014),
Smith (2006), Wagner (2005),
Microleps website (accessed 2010),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2001),
Covell (1984/2005), Needham et al. (1928),
Marshall (2006), Wilhelm & Rericha (2017),
Clark et al. (2004), Stannard (1968),
Schaefer (1980), Wheeler et al. (1983),
Dennis (1952), Gangwere (1961),
Froeschner (1942), Knight (1941),
Hart & Gleason (1907), Lattin (1964)

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