Insects Feeding
on Oaks (Quercus spp.)

Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Monellia caryellaAphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis alhambra
(Dusky-Winged Oak Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis bellaAphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis discolorAphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis punctatusAphididae
(Aphids)
Myzocallis walshiiAphididae
(Aphids)
Neosymydobius albasiphusAphididae
(Aphids)
Stegophylla querciAphididae
(Aphids)
Tuberculatus punctatellusAphididae
(Aphids)
Eratoneura delongi
(syn. Erythroneura delongi)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura gemoides
(syn. Erythroneura gemoides)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura knullae
(syn. Erythroneura knullae)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura richardsi*
(syn. Erythroneura richardsi)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Eratoneura stannardi
(syn. Erythroneura stannardi)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula albescens
(syn. Erythroneura albescens)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Erythridula cornipes
(syn. Erythroneura cornipes)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Rugosana querci
(syn. Eutettix querci)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Allokermes galliformisKermidae
(Gall-Like Coccids)
Archasia auriculataMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Archasia belfrageiMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Atymna inornataMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Atymna querciMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Carynota marmorataMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus arcuatusMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus discoidalisMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus maculifrontisMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus puritanusMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus tuberosaMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cyrtolobus vauMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Heliria molarisMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Microcentrus caryaeMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Ophiderma salamandraMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Ophiderma pubescensMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Platycotis vittata
(Oak Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Smilia camelusMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Stictocephala luteaMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona decorata
(syn. Telamona compacta)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona monticolaMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona spretaMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona unicolorMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Telamona westcottiMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Tortistilus trilineatusMembracidae
(Treehoppers)
Corythucha arcuata
(Oak Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Physatocheila plexusTingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Ceratocapsus modestusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Hyaliodes hartiMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus guttulosusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Pseudoxenetus regalisMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Dendrocoris humeralisPentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Metachroma laevicolleChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma luridumChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma pellucidumChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Metachroma quercatumChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Pachybrachis dilatatusChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Pachybrachis morosusChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Paria opacicollisChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Attelabus bipustulatusCurculionidae
(Weevils)
Cyrtepistomus castaneus
(Asiatic Oak Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Homeolabus analisCurculionidae
(Weevils)
Popillia japonica
(Japanese Beetle)
Scarabaeidae
(Scarab Beetles)
Amphibolips confluenta
(Large Oak Apple Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Callirhytis cornigera
(Horned Oak Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Callirhytis quercuspunctata
(Gouty Oak Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae
(Gall Wasps)
Schistocera emarginata
(Bird-Winged Grasshopper)
Acrididae
(Grasshoppers)
Diapheromera femoratum
(Northern Walkingstick)
Heteronemiidae
(Walkingsticks)
Oligonychus bicolor**
(Oak Mite)
Tetranychidae
(Spider Mites)

*Quercus palustris (Pin Oak) is a preferred host.
**This is an arachnid invertebrate.

Note: Lepidoptera & Wood-Boring Beetles

are excluded from this table.

Sources: Dennis (1952), Arnett & Jacques (1981), Clark et al. (2004),
Funkhauser (1917), Hottes & Frison (1931), Knight (1941), Cranshaw (2004),
Marshall (2006), Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010)

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