Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Alnus serrulata (Brookside Alder) [Betulaceae]
(Originally cited as Alnus incana rugosa by some authors, which is a probable misidentification. Observations are from Dmitriev & Dietrich, Clark et al., Needham et al., Aldrich & Osten-Sacken, Wheeler et al., ScaleNet, Eiseman)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Altica ambiens Clk2004, Baliosus nervosus (Basswood Leafminer) [polyphagous] Eis2016
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Dasineura serrulatae [larvae form spheroid galls at twig tips] AOS1905
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Ceratocapsus pumilus WHM1983
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Erythridula rugosae [the preferred host plant] DD2010, Kybos unica DD2010; Diaspididae: Chionaspis lintneri (Lintner Scurfy Scale) [this insect is found in E USA & SE Canada] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gracillariidae: Phyllonorycter auronitens [leaf-miner] Ndm1928