Insects Feeding on
Hawthorns (Crataegus spp.)

Insect Species  
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Aphis pomi
(Green Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Carolinaia crataegi Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma crataegi
(Woolly Hawthorn Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Eriosoma lanigera
(Woolly Apple Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Nearctaphis crataegifoliae Aphididae
(Aphids)
Rhopalosiphum padi
(Bird Cherry - Oat Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Glossonotus crataegi
(Quince Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Corythucha cydoniae
(Hawthorn Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Blepharidopterus provancheri Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Heterocordylus malinus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lygidea mendax
(Apple Red Bug)
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Lygocoris univittatus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Orthotylus serus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus dispar Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Taedia pallidula Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Taedia scrupea Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-Humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Crepidodera violacea
(Flea Beetle sp.)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Saperda candida
(Round-Headed Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Saperda cretata
(Spotted Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Saperda fayi
(Thorn Limb Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Xylotrechus convergens Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Anthonomus nebulosus
(Hawthorn Blossum Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Anthonomus quadrigibbus
(Apple Curculio)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Glyptobaris lecontei Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Satyrium liparops strigosum
(Striped Hairstreak)
Lycaenidae
(Coppers, Hairstreaks, & Blues)
Lasioptera excavata Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Rhizomyia absobrina Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Rhagoletis pomonella
(Apple Maggot)
Tephritidae
(Fruit Flies)

Note: Moths & Leafhoppers are excluded from this table.

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