Miscellaneous Insects Feeding
on Willows (Salix spp.)

Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Polydrussus impressifrons
(Pale Green Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Rhynchaeus rufipes
(Willow Flea Weevil) §
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Orsodacne atra
(Silver-Backed Beetle)
Orsodacnidae
(Ravenous Leaf Beetles)
Aphis farinosaAphididae
(Aphids)
Aphis salicariae
(Willow Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Cavariella aegopodii
(Carrot-Willow Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Chaitophorus viminalis
(Small Black & Green Willow Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Fullawaya flocculosaAphididae
(Aphids)
Fullawaya terricolaAphididae
(Aphids)
Macrosiphum californicaAphididae
(Aphids)
Pterocomma populifoliaeAphididae
(Aphids)
Pterocomma smithiae
(Black Willow Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tuberolachnus salignus
(Giant Willow Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Davisonia americanaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Davisonia majorCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Empoasca andresiaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Empoasca fabaeCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura macraCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula rufostigmosaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura rosaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Graphocephala hieroglyphicaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Idiocerus alternatusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Idiocerus nervatusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Idiocerus pallidusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Idiocerus ramentosusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Kybos albolineaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Kybos patulaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Macropsis erythrocephalaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Macropsis viridisCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Atractotomus rubidusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Ceratocapsus incisusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lopidea salicis
(Willow Plant Bug)
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lygocoris atritylusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Monosynamma bohemanniMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Orthotylus dorsalisMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Orthotylus rossiMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Pilophorus brunneusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-Humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Chlorochroa uhleriPentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Parabrochymena arboreaPentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Corythucha molliculaTingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Physatocheila plexusTingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Cimbex americana
(Elm Sawfly)
Cimbicidae
(Cimbicid Sawflies)
Trichiosoma viminalisCimbicidae
(Cimbicid Sawflies)
Euura spp.*Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Nematus calaisTenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Nematus ventralis
(Willow Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Pontania proxima
(Willow Red-Gall Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Pontania s-pomum
(Willow Gall Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Aspondylia salictaria*Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Dasineura salicifolia**Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Rhabdophaga strobiloides*
(Willow Conegall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Mycterothrips betulaeThripidae
(Thrips)
Pseudothrips inequalisThripidae
(Thrips)
Microcentrum retinervis
(Angular-Winged Katydid)
Tettigoniidae
(Katydids)

*larvae form twig and stem galls
**larvae form galls on leaves
§ adults feed on leaves, larvae are leaf-miners

Note:
Lepidoptera, Wood-Boring Beetles
in the Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, & Curculionidae,
and Leaf Beetles in the Chrysomelidae
have been excluded from this table.

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