Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Magnolia spp. (Magnolia) [Magnoliaceae]
(Observations are from Wagner, Marshall, Covell, Needham et al., Pepper, Majka et al., Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Curculionidae: Odontopus calceatus (Yellow Poplar Weevil) [larvae are leafminers, adults feed on leaves; host plants include Magnolia grandiflora & Magnolia virginiana] Crw2004, Stenoscelis brevis [polyphagous, larvae are found under bark; this insect is widely distributed] MAM2007
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Illinoia liriodendri (Tulip Tree Aphid) Pp1965; Coccidae: Neolecanium cornuparvum (Magnolia Scale) [found on twigs & branches; Magnolia acuminata is a host plant] Msh2006 Crw2004, Toumeyella liriodendri (Tulip Tree Scale) [found on twigs & branches] Crw2004; Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus ancylis (Putnam Scale) [found on leaves, sometimes bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA] SN2014, Hemiberlesia neodiffinis (False Diffinis Scale) [polyphagous, this insect occurs in E USA] SN2014; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus maritimus (Grape Mealybug) [found on foliage, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Epimecis hortaria (Tulip Tree Beauty) Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Cameraria hamadryadella (Solitary Oak Leafminer) [larvae are blotch leaf-miners] Cv2005 Ndm1928; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail) Wg2005; Saturniidae: Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) Wg2005