Insects Feeding
on Poison Ivy
(Toxicodendron radicans)



Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)


Agrilus subcinctus *
(no common name)
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

Saperda puncticollis *
(Woodbine Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Orthaltica copalina
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Orthaltica melina
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Pachybrachis tridens
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Madarellus undulatus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Dasineura rhois §§
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Carolinaia caricis
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Carolinaia carolinensis **
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Carolinaia howardii
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Carolinaia rhois
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Carolinaia rhusifoliae **
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Empoasca recurvata
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Eratoneura lamucata
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Eratoneura maculata
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Eratoneura noncuspidis
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Erythroneura ziczac
(Virginia Creeper Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Hymetta balteata
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Heliococcus osborni
(Osborn Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Arge humeralis
(Poison Ivy Sawfly)
Argidae (Argid Sawflies)

Dichorda iridaria
(Showy Emerald)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Caloptilia rhoifoliella ***
(Sumac Leafblotch Miner)
Gracillariidae (Leafblotch Miner Moths)

Cameraria guttifinitella ***
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leafblotch Miner Moths)

Nepticula rhoifoliella
(no common name)
Nepticulidae (Midget Moths)

Eutelia pulcherrima
(Beautiful Eutelia)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Marathyssa basalis
(Light Marathyssa)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Paectes oculatrix
(Eyed Paectes)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Amorbia humerosana §
(White-lined Leafroller Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)



* larvae bore through wood, ** found on foliage
*** larvae are leaf-miners
§ larvae are leaf-rollers
§§ larvae form galls on roots


Sources: Marshall (2006), Yanega (1996),
Clark et al. (2004), Aldrich & Osten-Sacken (1905),
Blackman & Eastop (accessed 2013),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (accessed 2010),
Pepper (1965), DeLong (1948),
ScaleNet (accessed 2014), Smith (2006),
Wagner (2005), Needham et al. (1928),
Covell (1984/2005), Majka et al. (2007)

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