Insects Feeding
on St. John's Wort
(Hypericum spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Chrysolina quadrigemina ¤
(Klamath Weed Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Grahops curtipennis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Pachybrachis trinotatus ¤
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Paria sellata
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Anthonomus rutilus *
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Dasineura toweri **
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Neolasioptera triadenii ***
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

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

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

Aphis hyperici » ¤
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis mizzou
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyalomyzus sensoriatus
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyalomyzus triangulatus
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Clastoptera hyperici ¤
(St. John's Wort Spittlebug)
Cercopidae (Spittlebugs)

Erasmoneura margaritae ¤
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Erasmoneura rubricata ¤
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Aonidomytilus crookiae § » ¤
(no common name)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Aonidomytilus hyperici § » ¤
(Hypericum Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Lepidosaphes ulmi §§ »
(Oystershell Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Eupithecia miserulata §§§
(Common Pug)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Synchlora aerata §§§
(Wavy-lined Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Caloptilia hypericella ¶ ¤
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf-blotch Miner Moths)

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

Nepticula hypericella ¶¶¶ ¤
(no common name)
Nepticulidae (Midget Moths)

Hyppa xylinoides
(Common Hyppa)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Melanchra assimilis
(Black Arches)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Nedra ramosula ¤
(Gray Half-spot)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Agonopterix hyperella ¤
(no common name)
Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

Platynota flavedana
(Black-shaded Platynota)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Thrips trehernei
(no common name)
Thripidae (Thrips)


* larvae feed on developing seeds
** larvae form bud galls, *** larvae form stem galls,
§ females on bark, males on leaves, §§ found on bark
§§§ larvae feed on flowers, ¶ larvae are leaf-rollers
¶¶ larvae feed on immature fruits & seeds
¶¶¶ larvae are leaf-miners, » found on woody species
¤ oligophagous

Sources: Hamilton (1982), Clark et al. (2004),
Blackman & Eastop (2013), Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010),
ScaleNet (2014), Wagner (2005), Milne & Milne (1980),
Covell (1984/2005), Panzer et al. (2006), Nakahara (1994),
Wheeler et al. (1983), Wilhelm & Rericha (2017),
Felt (1917), Needham et al. (1928), BugGuide (2020),
Barney et al. (2013)

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