Insects Feeding on
Dogwood Shrubs
(Cornus spp.)


Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Celastrina argiolus*
(Spring/Summer Azure)
Lycaenidae
(Coppers, Hairstreaks, & Blues)
Eudeilinea herminiata
(Northern Eudeilinea)
Drepanidae
(Hooktip Moths)
Hypagyrtis unipunctata
(White Spot of Wood)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Probole amicaria
(Friendly Probole)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Probole nyssaria
(syn. Probole alienaria nyssaria)
(Dogwood Probole)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Xanthotype sospeta
(Crocus Geometer)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Xanthotype urticaria
(Buttercup Moth)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)
Caloptilia belfragella**Gracillariidae
(Gracillariid Moths)
Antispila cornifoliella**Heliozelidae
(Heliozelid Moths)
Bomolocha abalienalis
(White-Lined Bomolocha)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)
Bomolocha bijugalis
(syn. Hypena bijugalis)
(Dimorphic Bomolocha)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)
Schizura unicornis
(Unicorn Caterpillar)
Notodontidae
(Prominent Moths)
Hyalophora cecropia
(Cecropia Moth)
Saturniidae
(Silk Moths)
Synanthedon scitula***
(Dogwood Borer)
Sesiidae
(Clear-Winged Moths)
Euthyatira pudens
(Dogwood Thyatirid)
Thyatiridae
(Thyatirid Moths)
Olethreutes inornatanaTortricidae
(Tortricid Moths)
Aphis caliginosaAphididae
(Aphids)
Aphis citricolaAphididae
(Aphids)
Aphis cornifoliaeAphididae
(Aphids)
Aphis helianthiAphididae
(Aphids)
Stegophylla querciAphididae
(Aphids)
Clastoptera proteus
(Dogwood Spittlebug)
Cercopidae
(Spittlebugs)
Eratoneura lata
(syn. Erythroneura lata)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura bidensCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura corniCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura ontariCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythroneura rubrellaCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Lygocoris communisMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus cornicolaMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Poecilocapsus lineatus
(Four-Lined Plant Bug)
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Grammoptera ruficeps***Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Oberea praelonga***Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Oberea tripunctata***
(Dogwood Twig Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Rhopalophora longipes***Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Calligrapha philadelphica
(Dogwood Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Calligrapha rowenaChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Systena frontalis
(Red-Headed Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Scirtothrips niveusThripidae
(Thrips)
Macremphytus testaceus
(Dogwood Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Rhizomyia hispidaCecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Resseliella clavula
(Dogwood Clubgall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)
Tetranychus urticae
(Two-Spotted Spider Mite)
Tetranychidae
(Spider Mites)

*larvae feed on flowers & buds, **larvae are leaf-miners
***larvae bore through wood
¶ this is an arachnid invertebrate, not an insect

Sources: Hottes & Frison (1931), Knight (1941), Vance (1974),

Covell (1984/2005),
Heitzman & Heitzman (1987), Yanega (1996),
Cranshaw (2004), Wagner (2005), Marshall (2006),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010)

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