Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) [Lauraceae]
(Observations are from Bouseman & Sternburg, Yanega, Wagner, Marshall, Dmitriev & Dietrich, Barnes, Microleps website, Milne & Milne, DeLong, Covell, Needham et al., Felt, Opler & Krizek, Miller, Cranshaw, ScaleNet)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Cerambycidae: Oberea ruficollis (Sassafras Borer) [bores into living stems & roots] Ya1996; Curculionidae: Odontopus calceatus (Yellow Poplar Weevil) [adults & larvae feed on leaves; the latter are leaf-miners] Crw2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Dasineura sassafras (Sassafras Leaf Midge) [larvae feed on leaves, curling them] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Eratoneura certa [preferred host plant] DD2010, Jikradia olitorius Dlg1948; Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes ulmi (Oystershell Scale) [found on bark, polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in the USA, S Canada, & Eurasia] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Geometridae: Epimecis hortaria (Tulip Tree Beauty) Cv2005 MM1980 Wg2005; Gracillariidae: Caloptilia sassafrasella (Sassafras Caloptilia Moth) [leaf-roller] Mic2010 Ndm1928; Noctuidae: Hypsoropha hormos (Small Necklace Moth) [oligophagous] Cv2005; Notodontidae: Datana drexelii (Drexel's Datana) [polyphagous] Cv2005; Papilionidae: Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail) Bar1999 BS2001 Msh2006 Wg2005 OK1984; Saturniidae: Automeris io (Io Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005, Callosamia promethea (Promethea Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005 MM1980 Wg2005, Hyalophora cecropia (Cecropia Moth) [polyphagous] Wg2005; Tortricidae: Archips purpurana (Omnivorous Leafroller Moth) [polyphagous] Cv2005, Phaecasiophora niveiguttana (Labyrinth Moth) [larvae feed within rolled leaves] Mlr1987, Platynota flavidana (Black-shaded Platynota) [polyphagous] Cv2005