Insects Feeding
on Scots Pine
(Pinus sylvestris)
| Insect Species | |
| Scientific Name & Common Name (if any) |
Insect Family |
| Callophrys
niphon (Eastern Pine Elfin) |
Lycaenidae |
| Eucosma
gloriola (Eastern Pine Shoot Borer) |
Oleuthreutidae |
| Dioryctria
zimmermani (Zimmerman Pine Moth) |
Pyralidae |
| Synanthedon
pini (Pitch Mass Borer Moth) |
Sesiidae |
| Lapara
bombycoides (Northern Pine Sphinx) |
Sphingidae |
| Rhyacionia
adana (Pine Shoot Moth) |
Tortricidae |
| Rhyacionia
buoliana (European Pine Shoot Moth) |
Tortricidae |
| Pineus
strobi (Pine Bark Adelgid) |
Adelgidae |
| Cinara
pini (Aphid sp.) |
Aphididae |
| Eulachnus
rileyi (Aphid sp.) |
Aphididae |
| Aphrophora
parallela (Pine Spittlebug) |
Cercopidae |
| Toumeyella
pini (Striped Pine Scale) |
Coccidae |
| Dichrooscytus
rufipennis (Plant Bug sp.) |
Miridae |
| Phytocoris
pinicola (Plant Bug sp.) |
Miridae |
| Pilophorus
gracilis (Plant Bug sp.) |
Miridae |
| Buprestis
lineata* (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle sp.) |
Buprestidae |
| Chrysobothris
cribraria* (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle sp.) |
Buprestidae |
| Hylobius
radicis (Pine Root Collar Weevil) |
Curculionidae |
| Hylobius
rhizophagus (Pine Root Tip Weevil) |
Curculionidae |
| Pissodes
strobi (White Pine Weevil) |
Curculionidae |
| Tomicus
piniperda (Common Pine Shoot Beetle) |
Scolytidae |
| Diprion
similis (Introduced Pine Sawfly) |
Diprionidae |
| Neodiprion
lecontei (Red-Headed Pine Sawfly) |
Diprionidae |
| Neodiprion
sertifer (European Pine Sawfly) |
Diprionidae |
*larvae bore through wood of dead trees