Insects Feeding on Elms
(Ulmus spp.)

Insect Species  
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Colopha ulmicola
(Elm Cockscomb Gall Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma americana
(Woolly Elm Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma lanigera
(Woolly Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids) 
Eriosoma rileyi
(Woolly Elm Bark Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Kaltenbachiella ulmifusa*
(Slippery Elm Gall Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tetraneura ulmi
(Elm Sack Gall Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tinocallis ulmifolii
(Elm Leaf Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Ceresa bubalus
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Chionaspis americana
(Elm Scurfy Scale)
Eriococcidae
(Felt Scales)
Gossyparia spuria
(European Elm Scale)
Diaspididae
(Armored Scales)
Corythucha ulmi
(Elm Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Lopidea heidemanni Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Acrosternum hilaris
(Green Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-Humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Euschistus tristigmus tristigmus
(Dusky Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Calligrapha scalaris
(Elm Calligrapha)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Monocesta coryli
(Large Elm Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Xanthogaleruca luteola
(syn. Pyrrhalta luteola)
(Elm Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Magdalis armicollis*
(Red Elm Bark Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Cimbex americana
(Elm Sawfly)
Cimbicidae
(Cimbicid Sawflies)
Agromyza aristata
(Elm Leafminer)
Agromyzidae
(Leaf-Miner Flies)
Dasineura ulmea*
(Slippery Elm Midge)
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Diapheromera femorata
(Northern Walkingstick)
Diapheromeridae
(Walkingsticks)

*Slippery Elm is the preferred host plant.

NOTE: Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies), Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers),
Scolytidae (Bark Beetles), Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles), &
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles) have been excluded from this table.


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