Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) [Lauraceae]
(Observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Yanega, Wagner, Milne & Milne, Barnes, Marshall, Covell, Felt, Opler & Krizek, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Oberea ruficollis (Sassafras Borer) [bores into living stems & roots] Ya1996
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Neolasioptera linderae (Spicebush Stem Gall Midge) [larvae form irregular galls on young twigs or shoots] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Diaspididae: Chionaspis nyssae (Sour-Gum Scurfy Scale) [this insect occurs in most areas of E USA; Nyssa spp. are preferred host plants] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Epimecis hortaria (Tulip Tree Beauty) Wg2005; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail) [polyphagous] OK1984, Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail) Bar1999 BS2001 Msh2006 Wg2005, OK1984; Saturniidae: Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 MM1980 Msh2006 Wg2005