Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Larix decidua (European Larch) [Pinaceae]
(Observations are from Knight, Hottes & Frison, Marshall, Covell, Blackman & Eastop)
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Plagiognathus laricicola Kn1941
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Adelgidae: Adelges laricis [larch is a secondary host] BE2013; Aphididae: Cinara laricifex (Black Larch Aphid) [found on twigs; this insect is found in boreal areas of North America; it was misidentified as Cinara laricis] HF1931
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, & Sawflies)
Tenthredinidae: Pristiphora erichsonii (Larch Sawfly) [introduced into N. America from abroad] Msh2006
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Saturniidae: Hyalophora columbia (Columbia Moth) [found north of IL, oligophagous] Cv2005; Sphingidae: Lapara bombycoides (Northern Pine Sphinx) Cv2005, Sphinx gordius (Gordian Sphinx) [polyphagous] Cv2005