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Invasive and Exotic Insects with Images

The following species have been listed on an invasive species list in North America. For more information on each species, including the listing sources, images, and publication links, click on the species.

265 Records


Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order
citrus leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton Gracillariidae Lepidoptera
redbay ambrosia beetle Xyleborus glabratus Eichhoff Curculionidae Coleoptera
South African carnation tortrix Epichoristodes acerbella (Walker) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
two-toothed pine beetle Pityogenes bidentatus (Herbst) Curculionidae Coleoptera
small spruce fly Pristiphora abietina (Christ) Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera
alfalfa weevil Hypera postica (Gyllenhal) Curculionidae Coleoptera
poplar long-horned beetle Saperda carcharias (Linnaeus) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
Mediterranean pine engraver beetle Orthotomicus erosus (Wollaston) Curculionidae Coleoptera
red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren Formicidae Hymenoptera
European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Japanese beetle Popillia japonica Newman Scarabaeidae Coleoptera
large elm beetle Scolytus scolytus (Fabricius) Curculionidae Coleoptera
dusky clearwing Paranthrene tabaniformis (Rottemberg) Sesiidae Lepidoptera
conifer sawfly Diprion pini (Linnaeus) Diprionidae Hymenoptera
Japanese pine sawyer beetle Monochamus alternatus (Hope) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
citrus long-horned beetle Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
mottled umber moth Erannis defoliaria (Clerk) Geometridae Lepidoptera
papaya fruit fly Toxotrypana curvicauda Gerstaecker Tephritidae Diptera
long-horned beetle Xylotrechus pantherinus (Savenius) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa (Loew) Tephritidae Diptera
balsam woolly adelgid Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg) Adelgidae Hemiptera
European oak leaf roller Tortrix viridana Linnaeus Tortricidae Lepidoptera
banded elm bark beetle Scolytus schevyrewi Semenov Curculionidae Coleoptera
ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus (Blandford) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Siricid woodwasps Sirex juvencus (Linnaeus) Siricidae Hymenoptera
acorn weevil Curculio nucum Linnaeus Curculionidae Coleoptera
western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) Thripidae Thysanoptera
coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) Curculionidae Coleoptera
wheat bug Nysius huttoni White Lygaeidae Hemiptera
pear leaf blister moth Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa) Lyonetiidae Lepidoptera
calico scale Eulecanium cerasorum (Cockerell) Coccidae Hemiptera
ambrosia beetle Xyleborus atratus Eichhoff Curculionidae Coleoptera
formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) Rhinotermitidae Isoptera
brown spruce longhorn beetle Tetropium fuscum (Fabricius) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
long-horned beetles Xylotrechus spp. Chevrolat, 1860 Cerambycidae Coleoptera
European oak bark beetle Scolytus intricatus (Ratzeburg) Curculionidae Coleoptera
apple tortrix Archips fuscocupreanus Walsingham Tortricidae Lepidoptera
fruit piercing moth Eudocima fullonia (Clerck) Erebidae Lepidoptera
oleander scale Aspidiotus nerii Bouché Diaspididae Hemiptera
carpenter worm Chilecomadia valdiviana (Philippi) Cossidae Lepidoptera
wood borer of coigue Holopterus chilensis Blanchard Cerambycidae Coleoptera
tea scale Fiorinia theae Green Diaspididae Hemiptera
apple ermine moth Yponomeuta malinellus Zeller Yponomeutidae Lepidoptera
pine cone cerambycid Chlorophorus strobilicola Champion Cerambycidae Coleoptera
west indian powderpost drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) Kalotermitidae Isoptera
Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) Tephritidae Diptera
light brown apple moth Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
peony scale Pseudaonidia paeoniae Cockerell, 1899 Diaspididae Hemiptera
orange spiny whitefly Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Quaintance) Aleyrodidae Hemiptera
prickly pear moth Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) Pyralidae Lepidoptera
khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts Dermestidae Coleoptera
azalea bark scale Eriococcus azaleae (Comstock) Eriococcidae Hemiptera
Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) Culicidae Diptera
Comstock mealybug Pseudococcus comstocki (Kuwana) Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
ambrosia beetle Xyleborus xylographus (Say) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Mediterranean fruit fly, Medfly Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) Tephritidae Diptera
black parlatoria scale Parlatoria ziziphi Lucas Diaspididae Hemiptera
browntail moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus) Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta viburni Paykull Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
Asian cockroach Blattella asahinai Mizukubo Blattellidae Blattodea
Japanese maple scale Lopholeucaspis japonica (Cockerell) Diaspididae Hemiptera
Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) Formicidae Hymenoptera
bermuda cedar scale Carulaspis minima Borchsenius, 1949 Diaspididae Hemiptera
Diaprepes root weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Curculionidae Coleoptera
ambrosia beetle Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff Curculionidae Coleoptera
common pine shoot beetle Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
peach fruit fly Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) Tephritidae Diptera
small poplar borer Saperda populnea (Linnaeus) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
passionvine mealybug Planococcus minor (Maskell) Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
long-horned beetle Hesperophanes campestris Faldermann Cerambycidae Coleoptera
pine beauty moth Panolis flammea (Denis & Schiffermüller) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
bark weevil Rhyephenes humeralis (Guerin) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Mexican bromeliad weevil Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) Dryophthoridae Coleoptera
emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire Buprestidae Coleoptera
cotton aphid Aphis gossypii Glover Aphididae Hemiptera
wood borer of coigue Cheloderus childreni Gray Cerambycidae Coleoptera
cypress aphid Cinara cupressivora Watson & Vogtlin Aphididae Hemiptera
soybean aphid Aphis glycines Matsumura Aphididae Hemiptera
giant wood wasp Urocerus gigas gigas (Linnaeus) Siricidae Hymenoptera
legume pod borer Maruca vitrata (Fabricius) Crambidae Lepidoptera
rutherglen bug Nysius vinitor Bergroth Lygaeidae Hemiptera
brown citrus aphid Toxoptera citricida (Kirkaldy) Aphididae Hemiptera
camphor shot borer Xylosandrus mutilatus (Blandford) Curculionidae Coleoptera
little leaf notcher weevil Myllocerus undatus Marshall, 1916 Curculionidae Coleoptera
June beetles Phyllophaga spp. Harris, 1827 Scarabaeidae Coleoptera
common crane fly Tipula oleracea Linnaeus Tipulidae Diptera
larch engraver beetle Ips subelongatus Motschulsky Curculionidae Coleoptera
European shot-hole borer Xyleborus dispar (Fabricius) Curculionidae Coleoptera
pine caterpillar Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker) Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
larch thrips Taeniothrips laricivorous (Kratochvil & Farsky) Thripidae Thysanoptera
juniper webworm Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius) Gelechiidae Lepidoptera
silvery moth Autographa gamma (Linnaeus) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
satin moth Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus) Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood Thripidae Thysanoptera
rustic borer Xylotrechus colonus (Fabricius) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
engraver beetle Ips acuminatus (Gyllenhal) Curculionidae Coleoptera
great spruce bark beetle Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) Curculionidae Coleoptera
pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis & Schiffermuller) Notodontidae Lepidoptera
cycad aulacaspis scale Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, 1977 Diaspididae Hemiptera
oriental chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu Cynipidae Hymenoptera
barred fruit-tree tortrix Pandemis cerasana (Hübner) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
variegated golden tortrix Archips xylosteanus (Linnaeus) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
apple pith moth Blastodacna atra (Haworth) Agonoxenidae Lepidoptera
honey bee Apis mellifera Linnaeus Apidae Hymenoptera
oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) Tephritidae Diptera
banana moth Opogona sacchari (Bojer) Tineidae Lepidoptera
rosy gypsy moth Lymantria mathura Moore Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
cherry bark tortix Enarmonia formosana (Scopoli) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
citrus blackfly Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby Aleyrodidae Hemiptera
lappet moth Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus) Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
mango seed weevil Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius) Curculionidae Coleoptera
oak splendour beetle Agrilus biguttatus (Fabricius) Buprestidae Coleoptera
swede midge Contarinia nasturtii (Kieffer) Cecidomyiidae Diptera
juniper scale Carulaspis juniperi (Bouché) Diaspididae Hemiptera
black pine bark beetle Hylastes ater (Paykull) Curculionidae Coleoptera
summer fruit tortrix moth Adoxophyes orana (Fischer von Roslerstamm) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
European hornet Vespa crabro Linnaeus Vespidae Hymenoptera
horse chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella Deshka & Dimic, 1986 Gracillariidae Lepidoptera
black twig borer Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) Curculionidae Coleoptera
bark beetles Xyleborus spp. Eichhoff, 1864 Curculionidae Coleoptera
cherry ermine moth Yponomeuta padellus (Linnaeus) Yponomeutidae Lepidoptera
bamboo mealybug Palmicultor lumpurensis (Takahashi) Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
west indian fruit fly Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) Tephritidae Diptera
soft wax scale Ceroplastes destructor Newstead Coccidae Hemiptera
small hive beetle Aethina tumida Murray Nitidulidae Coleoptera
Mexican bean beetle Epilachna varivestis Mulsant Coccinellidae Coleoptera
oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta (Busck) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
peach fruit moth Carposina niponensis Walsingham Carposinidae Lepidoptera
pine false webworm Acantholyda erythrocephala (Linnaeus) Pamphiliidae Hymenoptera
elongate hemlock scale Fiorinia externa Ferris Diaspididae Hemiptera
arrowhead scale Unaspis yanonensis Kuwana Diaspididae Hemiptera
kulsi teak borer Stromatium barbatum (Fabricius) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
apple blossom weevil Anthonomus pomorum (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
turnip moth Agrotis segetum Schiffermuller Noctuidae Lepidoptera
pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) Gelechiidae Lepidoptera
tree termite Nasutitermes costalis (Holmgren, 1910) Termitidae Isoptera
European pine shoot moth Rhyacionia buoliana (Denis & Schiffermuller) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
sevenspotted lady beetle Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus) Coccinellidae Coleoptera
oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis Linnaeus Blattidae Blattodea
bark beetle Xyleborus californicus Wood Curculionidae Coleoptera
brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stal) Pentatomidae Hemiptera
mimosa webworm Homadaula anisocentra Meyrick Galacticidae Lepidoptera
bean fly Ophiomyia phaseoli (Tryon) Agromyzidae Diptera
soft scale Ceroplastes ceriferus Fabricius, 1798 Coccidae Hemiptera
ghost ant Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) Formicidae Hymenoptera
large larch bark beetle Ips cembrae (Heer) Curculionidae Coleoptera
olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) Tephritidae Diptera
poplar-and-willow borer Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Florida red scale Chrysomphalus aonidum (Linnaeus) Diaspididae Hemiptera
citrus psylla Trioza erytreae (Del Guercio) Psyllidae Hemiptera
nut fruit tortix Cydia splendana (Hubner) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
granulate ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Motschulsky) Curculionidae Coleoptera
elm leaf beetle Xanthogaleruca luteola (Müller, 1766) Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
lesser pine shoot beetle Tomicus minor (Hartig) Curculionidae Coleoptera
long-horned beetle Monochamus saltuarius (Gebler) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
larch hawk moth Sphinx morio Rothschild & Jordan Sphingidae Lepidoptera
European crane fly Tipula paludosa Meigen Tipulidae Diptera
gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
ambrosia beetle Xyleborus celsus Eichhoff Curculionidae Coleoptera
vine borer Sinoxylon perforans Schrank Bostrichidae Coleoptera
old world bollworm, cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
sunn pest Eurygaster integriceps Puton Scutelleridae Hemiptera
silverleaf whitefly Bemisia argentifolii Bellows & Perring Aleyrodidae Hemiptera
cuckoo wasps Chrysis spp. Linnaeus, 1761 Chrysididae Hymenoptera
house fly Musca domestica Linnaeus Muscidae Diptera
cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus) Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
green scale Coccus viridis (Green) Coccidae Hemiptera
Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri Kuwayama Psyllidae Hemiptera
bark beetle Hylurgops palliatus (Gyllenhal) Curculionidae Coleoptera
bark beetle Euwallacea validus (Eichhoff) Curculionidae Coleoptera
cabbage bug Eurydema oleracea (Linnaeus) Pentatomidae Hemiptera
european crane flies Tipula spp. Linnaeus, 1758 Tipulidae Diptera
large brown trunk beetle Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
hemlock woolly adelgid Adelges tsugae Annand Adelgidae Hemiptera
ambrosia beetle Xyleborus pelliculosus Eichhoff Curculionidae Coleoptera
pine flat bug Aradus cinnamomeus Panzer Aradidae Hemiptera
black spruce beetle Tetropium castaneum (Linnaeus) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
Russian wheat aphid Diuraphis noxia (Kurdjumov) Aphididae Hemiptera
lobate lac scale Paratachardina pseudolobata Kondo & Gullan Kerriidae Hemiptera
chestnut weevil Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal) Curculionidae Coleoptera
metalic wood-boring beetle Buprestis novemmaculata Linnaeus Buprestidae Coleoptera
seed worms Cydia spp. Hubner 1825 Tortricidae Lepidoptera
long-horned beetle Xylotrechus undulatus (Say) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
large yellow underwing Noctua pronuba (Linnaeus) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
boll weevil Anthonomus grandis Boheman Curculionidae Coleoptera
Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens (Loew) Tephritidae Diptera
musk beetle Aromia moschata (Linnaeus) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
lime swallowtail Papilio demoleus Linnaeus Papilionidae Lepidoptera
Africanized honey bee Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier Apidae Hymenoptera
yellow-horned horntail Urocerus gigas flavicornis (Fabricius) Siricidae Hymenoptera
false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
rice leafhopper Nephotettix nigropictus (Stål) Cicadellidae Hemiptera
euonymus scale Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) Diaspididae Hemiptera
guava fruit fly Bactrocera correcta (Bezzi) Tephritidae Diptera
six-toothed spruce bark beetle Pityogenes chalcographus (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Pine-tree lappet Dendrolimus pini (Linnaeus) Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
small white-marmorated long-horned beetle Monochamus sutor (Linnaeus) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
oystershell scale Lepidosaphes ulmi (Linnaeus) Diaspididae Hemiptera
greedy scale Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock) Diaspididae Hemiptera
shothole borer Scolytus rugulosus (Müller) Curculionidae Coleoptera
euphorbia pit scale Planchonia stentae (Brain) Coccidae Hemiptera
leaf worm Copitarsia spp. Hampson 1906 Noctuidae Lepidoptera
introduced pine sawfly Diprion similis (Hartig) Diprionidae Hymenoptera
apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella (Wash) Tephritidae Diptera
lined click beetle Agriotes lineatus (Linnaeus) Elateridae Coleoptera
Asian long-horned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
large fruit-tree tortrix Archips podana (Scopoli) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
Siricid woodwasp Eriotremex formosanus (Matsumura, 1912) Siricidae Hymenoptera
Altai longhorn beetle Xylotrechus altaicus (Gebler) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
San Jose scale Quadraspidiotus perniciosus Comstock, 1881 Diaspididae Hemiptera
white peach scale Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti) Diaspididae Hemiptera
Bean butterfly Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus) Lycaenidae Lepidoptera
spiny caterpillar Ormiscodes cinnamomea Feisthamel Saturniidae Lepidoptera
six-spined engraver beetle Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Japanese wax scale Ceroplastes japonicus Green Coccidae Hemiptera
strawberry root weevil Otiorhynchus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Curculionidae Coleoptera
tomato looper Chrysodeixis chalcites (Esper) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
Andean potato weevils Premnotrypes spp. (Andean) Curculionidae Coleoptera
Branch borer of coigue Callisphyris leptopus Philippi Cerambycidae Coleoptera
cottonseed bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa) Oxycarenidae Hemiptera
palm thrips Thrips palmi Karny Thripidae Thysanoptera
apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella Zeller Yponomeutidae Lepidoptera
plum curculio Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) Curculionidae Coleoptera
bamboo borer Chlorophorus annularis (Fabricius) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
click beetle Agriotes obscurus (Linnaeus) Elateridae Coleoptera
bumble bee Bombus impatiens Cresson Apidae Hymenoptera
fig wax scale Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) Coccidae Hemiptera
Asiatic oak weevil Cyrtepistomus castaneus (Roelofs) Curculionidae Coleoptera
nun moth Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus) Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
winter moth Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus) Geometridae Lepidoptera
bark boring beetle of dead and dying coigue Calydon submetallicum (Blanchard) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
goldenhaired bark beetle Hylurgus ligniperda (Fabricius) Curculionidae Coleoptera
banded pine weevil Pissodes castaneus (De Geer) Curculionidae Coleoptera
smaller European elm bark beetle Scolytus multistriatus (Marsham) Curculionidae Coleoptera
melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) Tephritidae Diptera
Egyptian cottonworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
Siberian silk moth Dendrolimus superans sibiricus Tschetverikov Lasiocampidae Lepidoptera
crazy ant Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille) Formicidae Hymenoptera
pine shoot beetle Tomicus destruens (Wollaston) Curculionidae Coleoptera
little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger) Formicidae Hymenoptera
giant palm weevil Rhynchophorus palmarum (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
aspen blotchminer Phyllonorycter apparella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Gracillariidae Lepidoptera
strawberry tortrix Acleris comariana (Lienig & Zeller) Tortricidae Lepidoptera
large white butterfly Pieris brassicae Linnaeus Pieridae Lepidoptera
cotton leafworm, tobacco cutworm Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
Asiatic rice borer Chilo suppressalis (Walker) Crambidae Lepidoptera
alder leaf beetle Agelastica alni alni (Linnaeus) Chrysomelidae Coleoptera
Asian ambrosia beetle Xyleborinus saxeseni (Ratzeburg) Curculionidae Coleoptera
tawny mole cricket Scapteriscus vicinus Scudder, 1869 Gryllotalpidae Orthoptera
black-veined white butterfly Aporia crataegi (Linnaeus) Pieridae Lepidoptera
black imported fire ant Solenopsis richteri Forel Formicidae Hymenoptera
boll weevil Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman Curculionidae Coleoptera
pink hibiscus mealybug Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) Pseudococcidae Hemiptera
European hardwood ambrosia beetle Trypodendron domesticum (Linnaeus) Curculionidae Coleoptera
ambrosia beetles Platypus spp. Herbst, 1793 Curculionidae Coleoptera
Japanese cedar longhorn beetle Callidiellum rufipenne (Motschulsky) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
Jacobson's spanworm Erannis jacobsoni (Djakonoff) Geometridae Lepidoptera
Virginiacreeper leafhopper Erythroneura ziczac Walsh Cicadellidae Hemiptera
pine bark adelgid Pineus strobi (Hartig) Adelgidae Hemiptera
European elm scale Gossyparia spuria Modeer 1778 Eriococcidae Hemiptera
Asian gypsy moth Lymantria dispar dispar (Linnaeus) Lymantriidae Lepidoptera
Sirex woodwasp Sirex noctilio Fabricius Siricidae Hymenoptera
German cockroach Blattella germanica (Linnaeus) Blattellidae Blattodea
cabbage moth Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus) Noctuidae Lepidoptera
beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga Lindinger Eriococcidae Hemiptera


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