Insects Feeding
on Oaks (Quercus spp.)

Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Monellia caryella Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis alhambra
(Dusky-Winged Oak Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis bella Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis discolor Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis punctatus Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis walshii Aphididae
(Aphids)
Neosymydobius albasiphus Aphididae
(Aphids)
Stegophylla querci Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tuberculatus punctatellus Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eratoneura abjecta Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura acantha Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura brevipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura carmini Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura curvata Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura ellisi* Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura externa Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura gemina Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura gilesi Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura hymac Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura immota* Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura inksana Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura interna Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura lenta* Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura longa Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura maga Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura parvipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura patris Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura phellos* Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura richardsi Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura solita Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stephensoni Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stoveri Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura tantilla Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula cornipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Allokermes galliformis Kermidae
(Gall-Like Coccids)
Archasia auriculata Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Archasia belfragei Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Atymna inornata Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Atymna querci Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Carynota marmorata Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus arcuatus Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus discoidalis Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus maculifrontis Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus puritanus Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus tuberosa Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus vau Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Heliria molaris Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Microcentrus caryae Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Ophiderma salamandra Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Ophiderma pubescens Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Platycotis vittata
(Oak Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Smilia camelus Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Stictocephala lutea Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona decorata
(syn. Telamona compacta)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona monticola Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona spreta Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona unicolor Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona westcotti Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Tortistilus trilineatus Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Corythucha arcuata
(Oak Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Physatocheila plexus Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Ceratocapsus modestus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Hyaliodes harti Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus guttulosus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Pseudoxenetus regalis Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Dendrocoris humeralis Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Metachroma laevicolle Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma luridum Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma pellucidum Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma quercatum Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Pachybrachis dilatatus Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Pachybrachis morosus Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Paria opacicollis Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Attelabus bipustulatus Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Cyrtepistomus castaneus
(Asiatic Oak Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Homeolabus analis Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Popillia japonica
(Japanese Beetle)
Scarabaeidae
(Scarab Beetles)
Amphibolips confluenta
(Large Oak Apple Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Callirhytis cornigera
(Horned Oak Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Callirhytis quercuspunctata
(Gouty Oak Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Schistocera emarginata
(Bird-Winged Grasshopper)
Acrididae
(Grasshoppers)
Diapheromera femoratum
(Northern Walkingstick)
Heteronemiidae
(Walkingsticks)
Oligonychus bicolor**
(Oak Mite)
Tetranychidae
(Spider Mites)

*Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) is a preferred host.

**This is an arachnid invertebrate.

Note: Lepidoptera & Wood-Boring Beetles

are excluded from this table.

Sources: Dennis (1952), Arnett & Jacques (1981), Clark et al. (2004),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010), Funkhauser (1917), Hottes & Frison (1931),
Knight (1941), Cranshaw (2004),
Marshall (2006)

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