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)
Neosymydobius memorialisAphididae
(Aphids)
Stegophylla quercicola Aphididae
(Aphids)
Tuberculatus punctatellus Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eratoneura abjecta Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura acantha Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura bigeminaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura brevipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura carmini Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura curvata Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura ellisi Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura externa Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura firmaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura gemina Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura gilesi Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura hymac Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura igella*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura immota Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura imparCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura inepta*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura inksana Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura interna Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura lenta Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura longa Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura maga Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura manusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura millsi*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura pamelaeCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura parva*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura parvipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura patris Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura phellos Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura propriaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura richardsi Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura solita Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stephensoni Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stoveri Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura tammina*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura tantilla* Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura ungulata*Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula cornipes Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eutettix querciCicadellidae
(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)
Atractotomus miniatusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Ceratocapsus modestus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Hyaliodes harti Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lygocoris geneseensisMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Neocapsus cuneatusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus guttulosus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Pseudoxenetus regalis Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Dendrocoris humeralis Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Brachys aerosus**Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Brachys aeruginosus**Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Brachys ovatus**Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
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)
Curculio spp.
(various Acorn Weevils)
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)
Anisomorpha ferruginea
(Lesser Striped Walkingstick)
Diapheromeridae
(Walkingsticks)
Diapheromera femorata
(Northern Walkingstick)
Diapheromeridae
(Walkingsticks)
Megaphasma denticrus
(Giant Walkingstick)
Diapheromeridae
(Walkingsticks)
Oligonychus bicolor***
(Oak Mite)
Tetranychidae
(Spider Mites)

*Post Oak (Quercus stellata) is a preferred host.
**the larvae mine leaves, not wood
***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), & others

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