Male Oncideres ulcerosa with girdled branch, from Duffy (1960)
More than 50 different woody plant families have been recorded as hosts for twig girdlers, including many economically and agriculturally important species such as avocado, cocoa, coffee, guava, grape, peach, pecan, and sweet potato. The list below was compiled from Monné (2005)Monné (2005):
Monné MA. 2005. Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae. Zootaxa. 1023:1–759. and several other sources. Nomenclature updated 2026.
- Acanthaceae (Avicennia)
- Achariaceae (Carpotroche)
- Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus)
- Anacardiaceae (Amphipterygium, Mangifera)
- Annonaceae (Annona)
- Apocynaceae (Couma, Forsteronia, Mandevilla, Odontadenia)
- Aquifoliaceae (Ilex)
- Araliaceae (Didymopanax)
- Asteraceae (Baccharis, Grindelia, Tessaria)
- Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda)
- Boraginaceae (Cordia)
- Burseraceae (Bursera)
- Casuarinaceae (Casuarina)
- Celastraceae (Maytenus)
- Chrysobalanaceae (Chrysobalanus, Licania)
- Clusiaceae (Symphonia)
- Convolvulaceae (Ipomoea)
- Cucurbitaceae (Sicyos)
- Cupressaceae (Cupressus)
- Cyatheaceae (Cyathea)
- Ebenaceae (Diospyros)
- Elaeocarpaceae (Sloanea)
- Euphorbiaceae (Croton, Mabea, Sapium)
- Fabaceae (Acacia, Acaciella, Albizia, Bauhinia, Caesalpinia, Cajanus, Cenostigma, Dalbergia, Delonix, Enterolobium, Erythrostemon, Hydrochorea, Inga, Jupunba, Leucaena, Libidibia, Lonchocarpus, Machaerium, Mimosa, Myroxylon, Parkinsonia, Peltophorum, Piscidia, Pseudalbizzia, Samanea, Vachellia)
- Fagaceae (Quercus)
- Humiriaceae (Vantanea)
- Lauraceae (Nectandra, Ocotea, Persea)
- Lecythidaceae (Chytroma, Couratari, Gustavia)
- Malvaceae (Callianthe, Ceiba, Gossypium, Sphaeralcea)
- Melastomataceae (Miconia)
- Meliaceae (Cedrela)
- Moraceae (Brosimum, Ficus)
- Myristicaceae (Virola)
- Myrsinaceae (Myrsina)
- Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus, Psidium, Syzygium)
- Nyctaginaceae (Pisonia)
- Pinaceae (Pinus)
- Platanaceae (Platanus)
- Poaceae (Guadua)
- Polygonaceae (Triplaris)
- Proteaceae (Grevillea)
- Rhamnaceae (Condalia)
- Rosaceae (Eriobotrya, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Rosa)
- Rubiaceae (Coffea)
- Rutaceae (Citrus)
- Salicaceae (Populus, Salix)
- Sapindaceae (Litchi, Nephelium)
- Sarcobataceae (Sarcobatus)
- Solanaceae (Cestrum)
- Sterculiaceae (Theobroma)
- Ulmaceae (Celtis)
- Urticaceae (Urera)
- Vitaceae (Vitis)
