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.

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