Insects Feeding
on Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)

 

Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)


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

Megacyllene robiniae *
(Locust Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Amblycerus robiniae **
(Locust Seed Borer)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Anomoea flavokansiensis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Anomoea laticlavia
(Clay-colored Leaf Beetle)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Baliosus nervosus ***
(Basswood Leafminer)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Colaspis brunnea
(Grape Colaspis)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Derocrepis carinata
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Odontota dorsalis ***
(Locust Leafminer)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Phyllecthris gentilis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Sumitrosis rosea ***
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Dasineura pseudacaciae #
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Obolodiplosis robiniae #
(Locust Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)

Blepharidopterus chlorionis
(Honey Locust Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Lopidea robiniae
(Black Locust Plant Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Orthotylus submarginatus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Brochymena quadripustulata
(Four-humped Stink Bug)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Acyrthosiphon pisum ##
(Pea Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Aphis craccivora
(Cowpea Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Chionaspis gleditsiae
(Honey Locust Scurfy Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus juglansregiae ###
(English Walnut Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

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

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

Archasia belfragei
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Cyrtolobus fuliginosus
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Cyrtolobus fuscipennis
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Enchenopa binotata
(Two-marked Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Hadrophallus bubalus
(syn. Hadrophallus borealis)
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Micrutalis calva
(Honey Locust Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Smila camelus
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala bisonia
(syn. Ceresa bubalus)
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala brevityla dolichotyla
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala taurina
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Telamona decora
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Thelia bimaculata
(Locust Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Vanduzea arquata
(Black Locust Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Pseudococcus comstocki §
(Comstock Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Pseudococcus maritimus §
(Grape Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Nematus abbotii §§
(no common name)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Nematus tibialis §§
(Locust Sawfly)
Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)

Digrammia ocellinata
(Faint-spotted Angle)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Heliomata cycladata
(Common Spring Moth)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Mellilla xanthometata
(Orange Wing)
Geometridae (Geometer Moths)

Chrysaster ostensackenella ***
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Macrosaccus robiniella ***
(Black Locust Leafminer)
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Parectopa robiniella ***
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Phyllonorycter gemmea ***
(no common name)
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Epargyreus clarus
(Silver-spotted Skipper)
Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Erynnis zarucco
(Zarucco Duskywing)
Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Catocala amestris
(Three-staff Underwing)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Euparthenos nubilis
(Locust Underwing)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Zale undularis
(Black Zale)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Zale unilineata
(One-lined Zale)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Dasylophia anguina
(Black-spotted Prominent)
Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Agonopterix robiniella
(Four-dotted Agonopterix)
Oecophoridae (Concealer Moths)

Ecdytolopha insiticiana §§§
(Locust Twig Borer Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Gymandrosoma punctidiscanum
(Dotted Gymandrosoma)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Diapheromera femorata
(Northern Walkingstick)
Diapheromeridae (Walkingsticks)

Neohydatothrips annulipes §
(no common name)
Thripidae (Thrips)

Tetranychus schoenei §
(Schoene Spider Mite)
Tetranychidae (Spider Mites)



* larvae bore through wood, ** larvae feed on seeds
*** larvae are leaf-miners
# larvae fold leaves around galls
## found on young growth & developing seedpods
### found on bark, § found on foliage
§§ larvae feed on leaves
§§§ larvae form galls on twigs
¶ larvae feed in young shoots

 
Sources: MacRae (1991), Yanega (1996),
Marshall (2006), Clark et al. (2004),
Needham et al. (1928), Felt (1917),
Knight (1941), Wheeler et al. (1983),
Rider (accessed 2013), Pepper (1965),
Blackman & Eastop accessed (2013),
ScaleNet (accessed 2014), Dennis (1952),
Cranshaw (2004), Funkhauser (1917),
Smith (2006), Wagner (2005), Covell (1984/2005),
Microleps (accessed 2010), Opler & Krizek (1984),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2006), Miller (1987),
Stannard (1968)

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