Insects Feeding
on Apple Trees
(Malus pumila)



Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

Saperda candida *
(Round-headed Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

Saperda cretata *
(Spotted Apple Tree Borer)
Cerambycidae (Long-horned Beetles)

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

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

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

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

Orchestes pallicornis
(Apple Flea Weevil)
Curculionidae (Weevils)

Blepharidopterus provancheri
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Campylomma verbasci
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Heterocordylus malinus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Lygidea mendax
(Apple Red Bug)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

Plagiognathus politus
(no common name)
Miridae (Plant Bugs)

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

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

Parabrochymena arborea
(no common name)
Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)

Aphis pomi
(Green Apple Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Dysaphis plantaginea
(Rosy Apple Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Dysaphis radicola ***
(Apple-Dock Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Eriosoma lanigerum
(Woolly Apple Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Hyalomyzus eriobotryae
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Nearctaphis bakeri
(Clover Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Nearctaphis crataegifoliae
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Prociphilus caryae fitchii §
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhapalosiphum maidis
(Corn Leaf Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhapalosiphum oxycanthae
(Apple-Grass Aphid)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Rhopalosiphum padi
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)

Eratoneura hartii §§
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Erythridula lawsoniana §§
(no common name)
Cicadellidae (Leafhoppers)

Chionaspis furfura §§§
(Scurfy Bark Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus ancylis ¶ §§§
(Putnam Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Diaspidiotus forbesii §§§
(Forbe's Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

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

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

Epidiaspsis leperii §§§
(Italian Pear Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

Lepidosaphes conchiformis ¶ §§§
(Fig Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

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

Lopholeucaspis japonica §§§
(Japanese Maple Scale)
Diaspididae (Armored Scales)

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

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

Ceresa bubalus
(Buffalo Treehopper)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Stictocephala taurina
(no common name)
Membracidae (Treehoppers)

Pseudococcus comstocki
(Comstock Mealybug)
Pseudococcidae (Mealybugs)

Bucculatrix pomifoliella
(Apple Leaf Skeletonizer)
Bucculatricidae (Bucculatricid Moths)

Coleophora cerasivorella
(Cigar Casebearer Moth)
Coleophoridae (Case-bearer Moths)

Coleophora pruniella
(Cherry Casebearer Moth)
Coleophoridae (Case-bearer Moths)

Recurvaria nanella
(Lesser Bud Moth)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Phyllonorycter crataegella **
(Apple Blotch Leafminer)
Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)

Coptodisca splendoriferella **
(Resplendent Shieldbearer)
Heliozelidae (Shield-bearer Moths)

Satyrium liparops strigosum
(Striped Hairstreak)
Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Lyonetia prunifoliella **
(no common name)
Lyonetiidae (Lyonet Moths)

Nepticula pomivorella **
(no common name)
Nepticulidae (Midget Moths)

Limenitis archippus
(Viceroy)
Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Limenitis arthemis astyanax
(Red-spotted Purple)
Nymphalidae (Bush-footed Butterflies)

Papilio glaucus
(Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)

Coptotriche malifoliella **
(Appleleaf Trumpet Miner)
Tischeriidae (Trumpet Leafminer Moths)

Spilonota ocellana ¶¶
(Eye-spotted Bud Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)

Yponomeuta malinellus
(Apple Ermine Moth)
Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths)

Thrips calcaratus
(no common name)
Thripidae (Thrips)



* larvae bore through wood or bark,
** larvae are leaf-miners, *** rolls margins of leaves
§ causes cupping and rolling of leaves
§§ a preferred host plant

§§§ found on branches, twigs, or trunk
¶ found on leaves, ¶¶ larvae feed on fruits
¶¶¶ feeds on buds & leaves


Sources: Yanega (1996), Clark et al. (2004),
Needham et al. (1928), Knight (1941),
Rider (accessed 2009), Hottes & Frison (1931),
Blackman & Eastop (accessed 2013), Pepper (1965),
Dmitriev & Dietrich (accessed 2010),
ScaleNet (accessed 2014), Funkhouser (1917),
Bouseman & Sternburg (2001), Miller (1987),
Microleps (accessed 2010), Nakahara (1994)


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