Insects Feeding
on Cinquefoils
(Potentilla spp.)




Insect Names
(Scientific & Common)

Neochlamisus fragariae
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Neolasioptera potentillaecaulis
(Cinquefoil Stem Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Acyrthosiphon malvae potha
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Acyrthosiphon pseudodirhodum
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii
(Strawberry Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Macrosiphum pallidum
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Diastrophus niger
(no common name)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diastrophus potentillae
(Cinquefoil Axil Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Diplolepis fusiformans
(Cinquefoil Stem Gall Wasp)
Cynipidae (Gall Wasps)

Empria maculata
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Fenella nigrita *
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Tinagma obscurofasciella *
(no common name)
Douglasiidae (Douglas Moths)

Melanoplus borealis
(Northern Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Melanoplus bruneri
(Bruner's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)

Conocephalus strictus **
(Straight-lanced Meadow Katydid)
Tettigoniidae (Katydids)



* larvae are leaf-miners, ** nymphs feed on flowers

Sources: Clark et al. (2004), Felt (1917),
Pepper (1965), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Hottes & Frison (1931), Smith (2006),
Microleps website (2010), Brust et al. (2008),
Gangwere (1961)

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