Insects Feeding
on Oaks
(Quercus spp.)
| Insect Species | |
| Scientific Name & Common Name (if any) |
Insect Family |
| Ceratocapsus modestus | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Hyaliodes harti | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Phytocoris depictus | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Phytocoris quercicola | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Plagiognathus guttulosus | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Plagiognathus nigrolineatus | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Pseudoxenetus regalis | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Reuteria querci | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
| Dendrocoris humeralis | Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs) |
| Corythucha
arcuata (Oak Lace Bug) |
Tingidae (Lace Bugs) |
| Physatocheila plexus | Tingidae (Lace Bugs) |
| Diapheromera
femoratum (Northern Walkingstick) |
Heteronemiidae (Walkingsticks) |
| Allokermes galliformis | Kermesidae (Gall-Like Coccids) |
| Eutettix querci | Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers) |
| Rugosana querci | Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers) |
| Hoplochaitophorus quercicola | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Monellia caryella | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Myzocallis bella | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Myzocallis discolor | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Myzocallis punctatus | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Myzocallis walshii | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Neosymydobius albasiphus | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Stegophylla quercicola | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Tuberculatus punctatellus | Aphididae (Aphids) |
| Bassareus croceipennis | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Lupraea picta | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Metachroma laevicolle | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Metachroma luridum | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Metachroma pellucidum | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Metachroma quercatum | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Pachybrachis dilatatus | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Pachybrachis morosus | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Paria opacicollis | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
| Brachys aerosus* | Buprestidae (Flat-Headed Metallic Beetles) |
| Brachys aeruginosus* | Buprestidae (Flat-Headed Metallic Beetles) |
| Brachys ovatus* | Buprestidae (Flat-Headed Metallic Beetles) |
| Brachys tesselata* | Buprestidae (Flat-Headed Metallic Beetles) |
| Attelabus bipustulatus | Curculionidae (Weevils) |
| Cyrtepistomus
castaneus (Asiatic Oak Weevil) |
Curculionidae (Weevils) |
| Homeolabus analis | Curculionidae (Weevils) |
| Arrhenodes
minuta** (Oak Timberworm) |
Brentidae (Primitive Weevils) |
*larvae
are leaf-miners, **larvae bore through wood
Note: Lepidoptera, treehoppers (Membracidae),
and wood-boring beetles in the Cerambycidae
and closely related families are excluded from this table.