Insects Feeding
on Birches (Betula spp.)


Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Agrilus anxius*
(Bronze Birch Borer)
Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Chrysobothris sexsignata*Buprestidae
(Metallic Wood-Boring Beetles)
Analeptura lineola*Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Anthophylax viridisCerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Leptorhabdium pictusCerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Neoalosterna capitataCerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Saperda obliqua
(Alder Borer)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Strangalia solitariaCerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Xylotrechus quadrimaculata
(Birch & Beech Girdler)
Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Altica betulaeChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Calligrapha ignotaChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Calligrapha scalarisChrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Polydrusus impressifrons
(Pale Green Weevil)
Curculionidae
(Weevils)
Corthylus columbianus
(Columbian Timber Beetle)
Scolytidae
(Bark Beetles)
Xyloterinus politusScolytidae
(Bark Beetles)
Elasmucha lateralisAcanthosomatidae
(Shield Bugs)
Kleidocerys resedae
(Birch Catkin Bug)
Lygaeidae
(Seed Bugs)
Lygocoris fagiMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Orthotylus necopinusMiridae
(Plant Bugs)
Banasa dimiataPentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Corythucha pallipes
(Birch Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Calaphis betulaecolens
(Common Birch Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Euceraphis punctipennis
(European Birch Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Erythridula praecisa**Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Oncopsis flavidorsumCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Oncopsis minorCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Oncopsis sobriusCicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Xylococculus betulaeMargarodidae
(Giant Coccids)
Carynota marmorata
(Marbled Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Carynota stupida
(Birch Treehopper)
Membracidae
(Treehoppers)
Cacopsylla hartigii
(syn. Chamaepsylla hartigii)
Psyllidae
(Psyllids)
Arge pectoralis
(Birch Sawfly)
Argidae
(Argid Sawflies)
Trichosoma triangulumCimbicidae
(Cimbicid Sawflies)
Croesus latitarsus
(Dusky Birch Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Dimorphopteryx melanognathus
(Fringed Birch Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Fenusa pusilla §
(Birch Leafminer)
Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Mesa nana §Tenthredinidae
(Common Sawflies)
Oligotrophus betheli
(Birch Seed Midge)
Cecidomyiidae
(Gall Flies)

*Larvae bore through wood or bark.
**Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch) is the preferred host plant.
§ Larvae are leaf-miners.

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