Insects Feeding
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Insect Species | |
Scientific Name & Common Name (if any) |
Insect Family |
Babia quadriguttata | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle family) |
Cryptocephalus guttulatus | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle family) |
Paria quadrinotata | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle family) |
Xanthonia striata | Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle family) |
Conotrachelus
retentus* (Black Walnut Curculio) |
Curculionidae (Weevil family) |
Chrysobothris
femorata** (Flatheaded Apple Tree Borer) |
Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-Boring Beetle family) |
Lepturges pictus** | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetle family) |
Strangalepta pubera** | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetle family) |
Tessaropa tenuipes** | Cerambycidae (Long-Horned Beetle family) |
Corythucha
juglandis (Walnut Lace Bug) |
Tingidae (Lace Bug family) |
Brochymena punctata punctata | Pentatomidae (Stink Bug family) |
Brochymena quadripustulatus | Pentatomidae (Stink Bug family) |
Parabrochymena arborea | Pentatomidae (Stink Bug family) |
Plagiognathus albatus | Miridae (Plant Bug family) |
Plagiognathus punctatipes | Miridae (Plant Bug family) |
Monellia caryella | Aphididae (Aphid family) |
Monelliopsis caryae | Aphididae (Aphid family) |
Monelliopsis nigropunctata | Aphididae (Aphid family) |
Rhagoletis
suavis*** (Walnut Husk Fly) |
Tephritidae (Fruit Fly family) |
*adults
feed on shoots, larvae feed on nuts,
causing premature drop
**larvae bore through wood, ***larvae develop in husk of nuts
Note: Lepidoptera are excluded from this table.