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Insects Feeding
on these Plants
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Viburnum opulus
(European Cranberry-Bush) [Caprifoliaceae]
(observations are from Thomas, Clark et al., Marshall, Blackman & Eastop, Pepper, Robinson & Bradley)

Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Pyrrhalta viburni [larvae & adults feed on the foliage] Clk2004 WR2017

Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis fabae (Black Bean Aphid) [found on Cranberrry Bush, Mock Orange, & other shrubs as primary hosts, migrating during the summer to various herbaceous plants as secondary hosts, especially burdocks; polyphagous] BE2013, Aphis viburni [found on tender shoots & buds, observed in Illinois, European species] Th1877 WR2017, Neoceruraphis viburnicola (Snowball Aphid) [syn. Ceruraphis viburnicola] Pp1965 RB1965

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, & Sawflies)
Formicidae: Crematogaster cerasi [this ant feeds on the honeydew of an aphid, Aphis viburni, while it is feeding on this shrub] WR2017


Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Drepanidae: Oreta rosea (Rose Hooktips) Msh2006; Nymphalidae: Euphydryas phaeton (Baltimore) [larvae feed on the foliage of this secondary host plant] WR2017
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