Insects Feeding
on Sumac Shrubs
(Rhus spp.)



Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)


Synolabus nigripes 1
(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)

Babia quadriguttata 1,2
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Blepharida rhois 1,2,3,4
(Sumac Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Diachus chlorizans 1
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Orthaltica copalina 1,2,3,4
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Orthaltica melina 1,2
(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 2
(Lupine Bug)
Alydidae (Broad-headed Bugs)

Leptoglossus clypealis 4
(Western Leaf-footed Bug)
Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Neurocolpus nubilus 2
(Clouded Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Poecilocapsus lineatus 2
(Four-lined Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Prepops fraternus 4
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Prepops insitivus 4
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Acrosternum hilaris 2
(Green Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

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

Perillus circumcinctus 4
(no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Proxys punctulatus 4
(Black Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Stethaulax marmorata 2,4
(no common name)
Scutelleridae (Shield-backed Bug)

Carolinaia rhois 2,3,4
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Melaphis rhois 2,3
(Sumac Gall Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Calophya spp.
(Gall-forming Psyllids)
Calophyidae (Gall-forming Psyllids)

Enchenopa binotata 2
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Ophiderma salamandra 2
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Heliococcus osborni
(Osborn Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Ceratina spp. *
(Little Carpenter Bees)
Anthophoridae (Digger Bees)

Arge coccinea 1,2
(no common name)
Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

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

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

Dichorda iridaria 1,3
(Showy Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Nemoria rubrifrontaria 1
(Red-fronted Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Caloptilia rhoifoliella 1
(Sumac Leaf Blotch Miner))
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Calycopis cecrops 1,3
(Red-banded Hairstreak)
Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Celastrina argiolus 3
(Spring/Summer 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 3
(Dark Marathyssa)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Paectes abrostolella
(Sumac Paectes)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Paectes pygmaea 1
(Pygmy Paectes)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Datana perspicua
(Spotted Datana)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Pococera asperatella
(Maple Webworm)
Pyralidae (Snout Moths)

Citheronia regalis
(Regal Moth)
Saturniidae (Giant Silk Moths)

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

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

Scudderia furcata 3
(Fork-tailed Bush Katydid)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Liothrips usitatus 1
(no common name)
Thripidae (Thrips)



1 observed to feed on Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina)
2 observed to feed on Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)
3 observed to feed on Staghorn Sumac (Rhus hirta)
4 observed to feed on Fragrant Sumac (Rhus aromatica)

* These bees don't feed on sumac shrubs,
instead they chew holes into the pith of the stems
to create nests for their larvae.


Note: See the Insect Feeder Database
for more information about the food habits
of the insects in this table.

Sources: Yanega (1996), Cranshall (2004),
Majka et al. (2007), Marshall (2006), Vestal (1913),
Felt (1917), Rider (accessed 2009),
Hottes & Frison (1931), Pepper (1965),
Blackman & Eastop (accessed 2013),
ScaleNet (accessed 2014), Smith (2006),
Wagner (2005), Microleps (accessed 2010),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2001), Covell (1951/1961),
Needham et al. (1928), Wilhelm & Rericha (2017),
Clark et al. (2004), Opler & Krizek (1984),
Stannard (1968), Schaefer (1980),
Wheeler et al. (1983), Williams (2004),
Robinson & Bradley (1965), Dennis (1952),
Gangwere (1961), Hart & Gleason (1907),
Froeschner (1942), Lattin (1964)


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