Insects Feeding
on Dogwood Shrubs
(Cornus spp.)
Insect Species | |
Scientific Name & Common Name (if any) |
Insect Family |
Aphis caliginosa | Aphididae (Aphids) |
Aphis citricola | Aphididae (Aphids) |
Aphis
cornifoliae (Dogwood Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
Aphis
helianthi (Sunflower Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
Stegophylla
querci (Woolly Oak Aphid) |
Aphididae (Aphids) |
Arnoldia hispida | Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies) |
Resseliella
clavula (Dogwood Clubgall Midge) |
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies) |
Grammoptera ruficeps* | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles) |
Oberea praelonga* | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles) |
Oberea
tripunctata* (Dogwood Twig Borer) |
Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles) |
Rhopaloptera longipes* | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetles) |
Clastoptera
proteus (Dogwood Spittlebug) |
Cercopidae (Spittlebugs) |
Altica
corni (Dogwood Flea Beetle) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Calligrapha knabi | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Calligrapha
philadelphica (Dogwood Leaf Beetle) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Calligrapha rowena | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Calligrapha vicina | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Paria scutellaris | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Systena
frontalis (Red-Headed Flea Beetle) |
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) |
Lygocoris
communis (Green Apple Bug) |
Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
Lygocoris omnivagus | Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
Poecilocapsus
lineatus (Four-Lined Plant Bug) |
Miridae (Plant Bugs) |
Macremphytus
testaceus (Dogwood Sawfly) |
Tenthredinidae (Common Saw Flies) |
Scirtothrips niveus | Thripididae (Thrips) |
Note:
Moths & butterflies are excluded
from this table.
*Larvae bore through wood.