Insects Feeding
on Larches (Larix spp.)




Scientific Name
& Common Name (if any)
& Family Names


Adelges aenigmaticus
Adelgidae
(Woolly Conifer Aphids)


Adelges laricis
Adelgidae
(Woolly Conifer Aphids)


Cinara laricifex *
(Black Larch Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)


Cinara spiculosa *
Aphididae
(Aphids)


Cinara subterranea **
Aphididae
(Aphids)


Aphrophora gelida ***
(Boreal Spittlebug)
Cercopidae
(Spittlebugs)


Aphrophora parallela ***
(Spruce Spittlebug)
Cercopidae
(Spittlebugs)


Pristiphora erichsonii §
(Larch Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae
(Sawflies)


Urocerus albicornis §§
(White-horned Horntail)
Siricidae
(Horntails)


Callidium violaceus §§
Cerambycidae
(Long-horned Beetles)


Pogonocherus mixtus §§
Cerambycidae
(Long-horned Beetles)


Tetropium velutinum §§
Cerambycidae
(Long-horned Beetles)


Orthotomicus caelatus §§
Scolytidae
(Bark Beetles)


Deraeocoris nubilus
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)


Plagiognathus laricicola
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)


Oecanthus laricis
(Larch Tree Cricket)
Gryllidae
(Crickets)

Coleophora laricella
(Larch Casebearer Moth)
Coleophoridae
(Casebearer Moths)

Iridopsis vellivolata
(Large Purplish Gray)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)

Eufidonia notataria
(Powder Moth)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)

Macaria sexmaculata
(Lesser Larch Angle)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)

Pero morrisonaria
(Morrison's Pero)
Geometridae
(Geometer Moths)

Tolype laricis
(Larch Lappet Moth)
Lasiocampidae
(Lappet Moths)

Feralia jocosa
(Jocose Sallow)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)

Feralia major
(Major Sallow)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)

Xylotype acadia
(Acadian Sallow)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)

Zale helata
(Brown-spotted Zale)
Noctuidae
(Owlet Moths)

Panthea acronyctoides
(Black Zigzag)
Pantheidae
(Pantheid Moths)

Panthea furcilla
(Eastern Panthea)
Pantheidae
(Pantheid Moths)

Hyalophora columbia
(Columbia Silkmoth)
Saturniidae
(Silk Moths)

Choristoneura fumiferana
(Spruce Budworm)
Tortricidae
(Tortrix Moths)

Cydia laricana §§
Tortricidae
(Tortrix Moths)

Paralobesia palliolana §
Tortricidae
(Tortrix Moths)




* found on twigs & branches, ** found on roots
*** host plants of adults only, § larvae feed on foliage
§§ larvae bore into wood or bark

Sources: Blackman & Eastop (2013), Hamilton (1982),
Smith (2006), Yanega (1996), Majka et al. (2007),
Wheeler et al. (1983), Marshall (2006), Wagner (2005),
Covell (1984/2005), Miller (1987)


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