Insect Table (Humulus spp.)

Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Psylliodes punctulata *
(Hop Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Lasioptera humulicaulis **
(Hop Stem Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Taedia hawleyi
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Phorodon humuli ***
(Hop Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Strymon melinus §
(Gray Hairstreak)
Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Diachrysia balluca §§
(Green-patched Looper Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Eudryas grata §§
(Beautiful Wood Nymph)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Hydraecia immanis §§§
(Hop Vine Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Hypena humuli §§
(Hop Vine Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Papaipema circumlucens **
(Hop Stalk Borer Moth)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Polygonia comma §§
(Comma)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Polygonia interogationis §§
(Question Mark)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Vanessa atalanta §§
(Red Admiral)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Cnephasia longana §§
(Omnivorous Leaftier Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Neohydatothrips beachae ¶
(Hop Thrips)
Thripidae (Thrips)

* larvae feed on roots, adults feed on foliage
** larvae form galls on stems
*** Hops are summer hosts, sucks plant juices
from leaf undersides, flowers, & fruits
§ larvae feed on fruits & developing seeds
§§ larvae feed on leaves, §§§ larvae bore through roots
¶ sucks plant juices from leaves

Sources: Cranshaw (2004), Felt (1917),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2001), Covell (1984/2005),
Knight (1941), Stannard (1968), Vance (1974),
Opler & Krizek (1984), Thomas (1877)

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