Insect Table (Ribes spp.)

Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Agrilus aurichalceus *
(Bronze Cane Borer)
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring Beetles)

Psenocerus supernotatus *
(Currant Tip Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Altica ribis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Blepharida rhois
(Sumac Flea Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Tricholochmaea ribicola
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Pseudanthonomus validus
(no common name)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Cecidomyia grossulariae **
(Currant Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Rhopalomyia grossulariae ***
(Gooseberry Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Euphranta canadensis **
(Currant Fruit Fly)
Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)

Metriorrhynchomiris fallax
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Poecilocapsus lineatus §
(Four-lined Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Taedia colon
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Cosmopepla lintneriana
(Lintner's Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Aphis hederae pseudohederae
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis mimuli §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis oenotherae §§
(Evening Primrose Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis varians §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Cryptomyzus galeopsidis §§
(Black Currant Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Cryptomyzus ribis §§
(Red Currant Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyperomyzus lactucae §§
(Currant-sowthistle Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyperomyzus nabali §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyperomyzus pallidus §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyperomyzus ribiellum §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Nasonovia cynosbati §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Nasonovia ribisnigri §§
(Currant-lettuce Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Erythroneura kanwakae
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Aspidiotus circularis §§§
(no common name)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis §§§
(False San Jose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus perniciosus §§§
(San Jose Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Lepidosaphes ulmi §§§
(Oystershell Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Melanaspis tenebricosa §§§
(Gloomy Scale)
Disapididae (Armored Scales)

Pseudaulacaspis pentagona §§§
(White Peach Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Janus integer *
(Currant Stem Girdler)
Cephidae (Cephid Sawflies)

Nematus ribesii ¶
(Imported Currant Sawfly)
Tenethredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Pristiphora rufipes ¶
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Spilosoma virginica ¶
(Yellow Bear Moth)
Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)

Carposina fernaldana
(Currant Fruitworm)
Carposinidae (Fruitworm Moths)

Cepphis armataria
(Scallop Moth)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Dysstroma hersiliata ¶
(Orange-barred Carpet)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Macaria ribearia **
(Currant Spanworm)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Macaria subcessaria
(Barred Macaria)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Xanthotype sospeta
(Crocus Geometer)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Polygonia faunus ¶
(Green Comma)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Polygonia progne ¶
(Gray Comma)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Opostega quadristrigella ¶¶
(no common name)
Opostegidae (White Eyecap Moths)

Opostegoides scioterma *
(no common name)
Opostegidae (White Eyecap Moths)

Hyalophora cecropia ¶
(Cecropia Moth)
Saturniidae (Silk Moths)

Synanthedon tipuliformis *
(Currant Borer)
Sesiidae (Clear-winged Moths)

* larvae bore into shoots or canes
** larvae feed on fruit, *** larvae form bud galls
§ feeds on leaves, buds, & flowers
§§ winter (primary) host, found on vernal foliage
§§§ found on bark, ¶ larvae feed on foliage
¶¶ larvae mine inner-lining of bark

Sources: Cranshaw (2004), Yanega (1996),
Majka et al. (2007), Felt (1917), Knight (1941),
Rider website (2005), Blackman & Eastop (2013),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (2010), ScaleNet website (2014),
Smith (2006), Bouseman & Sternburg (2001),
Covell (1984/2005), Microleps website (2010),
Pepper (1965), Clark et al. (2004)

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