Acer

Species of Acer Native or Naturalized in Indiana

Genus Acer L. — Maple Trees

Etymology

Acer: Latin name for “maple tree.”

Pronunciation

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Overview

Acer is a genus of trees in the family Sapindaceae.

Taxonomic Level	Worldwide	North America	Midwestern USA	Indiana
Distribution of Genus Acer
Species	160	~21	~12	8 *

* The eight species in the table represent the species that have been documented as either native or naturalized in Indiana. Additional species and hybrids are found in the state in non-naturalized, landscape settings.

Additional Species

This page focuses primarily on Indiana's native species of maples, but Norway maple (Acer platanoides), which is naturalized, invasive and widespread is also included. Additional exotic maples do occur within the state, and in some cases, they have also been documented as being naturalized.

Trident maple (Acer buergerianum), native to China and Japan and occasionally planted as an ornamental, has not been documented escaping cultivation.
Field aka hedge maple (Acer campestre), native to Eurasia and northern Africa, has been documented as naturalized in Johnson County (BONAP).
Amur maple (Acer ginnala), native to northeastern Asia has been documented in Delaware and Knox counties.
Chinese paperbark maple (Acer grisseum) is planted as an ornamental but has not been doumented escaping cultivation.
Myabe maple (Acer myabei) a maple of Japanese origin is sometimes sold in the nursery trade, but has not been reported outside of cultivation in Indiana, but has been documented in nine states including Ohio.
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is widely planted as an ornamental, but has not been reported outside of cultivation in Indiana, but has been documented in nine states including Ohio.
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) a maple of Asian origin sold through the nursery trade has escaped cultivation in 13 states including Kentucky and Ohio.
Tatarian maple (Acer tatarian), sometimes sold in the nursery trade has reportedly escaped population in five states including Ohio and Wisconsin.

Hybrids

Freeman's maple (Acer x freemanii), a cross between red (A. rubrum) and silver (A. saccharinum) maples, is possibly a naturally occurring hybrid. However, most occurrences of this tree are a result of selective breeding and planting.
Numerous cultivars of (Acer x freemanii) have been commercially bred including:

Armstrong Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Armstrong’)
Autumn Blaze® Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Jeffersred’)
Autumn Fantasy® Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘DTR102’)
Celebration® Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Celzam’)
Firefall™ Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘AF#1’)
Marmo® Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Marmo’)
Morgan maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Morgan’)
Scarlet Sentinal maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Scarsen’)
Sienna Glen® Freeman's maple (Acer x fremannii ‘Sienna’)

Some sources list Morgan maple and Scarlet Sentinal as Acer rubrum.

Hoosier Places and Names

Faunal Associates

Acer is important to many things

Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Known Insect Associates in Indiana ×
Order: Coleoptera
Buprestidae	Chrysobothris femorata	flat-headed appletree borer
Cerambycidae	Actenodes acornis	no common name
	Anthophylax viridis	no common name
	Clytus ruricola	no common name
	Dryobius sexnotatus	six-banded longhorn beetle
	Encyclops caerulea	oak-bark scaler
	Glycobius speciosus	sugar maple borer
	Graphisurus triangulifer	no common name
	Molorchus bimaculatus	no common name
	Molorchus bimaculatus bimaculatus	no common name
	Smodicum cucujiforme	Flat oak borer
	Stenocorus schaumii	majestic long-horned beetle
	Sternidius misellus	no common name
	Strangalia bicolor	bicolored flower longhorn
	Trigonarthris proxima	little hickory borer
	Urgleptes querci	flat-faced longhorn beetle
Curculionidae	Corthylus columbianus	Columbian timber beetle
	Phyllobius oblongus	European snout beetle
	Xylosandrus germanus	alnus ambrosia beetle
	Xyloterinus politus	pinhole borer
Order: Diptera
Cecidomyiidae	Acericecis ocellaris	ocellate gall midge
Order: Hemiptera
Aphididae	Drepanaphis acerifoliae	painted maple aphid
	Drepanaphis spp.	aphids
	Neoprociphilus spp.	aphids
	Prociphilus tessellatus	woolly alder aphid
	Pterocomma spp.	aphids
Cicadellidae	Alconeura macra	leafhopper
	Eratoneura spp.	leafhoppers
Coccidae	Neopulvinaria innumerabilis	cottony maple scale
Miridae	Coccobaphes frontifer	no common name
	Lygocoris spp.	plant bug
	Lygocoris vitticollis	no common name
Pentatomidae	Halyomorpha halys	brown marmorated stink bug
Pseudococcidae	Phenacoccus acericola	maple mealybug
Order: Hymenoptera
Xiphydriidae	Xiphydria maculata	horntail
Order: Lepidoptera
Apatelodidae	Apatelodes torrefacta	spotted apatelodes
Cossidae	Prionoxystus macmurtrei	little carpenterworm moth
	Zeuzera pyrina	leopard Moth
Depressariidae	Machimia tentoriferella	gold-striped leaftier
	Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides	tufted thyatirin
	Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides	Tufted Thyatirin
Erebidae	Orgyia definita	definite tussock moth
	Pyrrharctia isabella	isabella tiger moth
Gelechiidae	Anarsia lineatella	peach twig borer moth
	Dichomeris ligulella	palmerworm moth
Geometridae	Ancylis platanana	no common name
	Antepione thisoaria	variable antepione moth
	Besma endropiaria	straw besma moth
	Besma quercivoraria	oak besma moth
	Cepphis armataria	scallop moth
	Cingilia catenaria	chain-dotted geometer moth
	Cladara atroliturata	scribbler moth
	Eubaphe mendica	the beggar moth
	Euchlaena irraria	least-marked euchlaena moth
	Euchlaena serrata	saw-wing moth
	Eutrapela clemataria	purplish-brown looper/curve-toothed geometer
	Glyptocera consobrinella	no common name
	Heterophleps triguttaria	three-spotted fillip moth
	Heterophleps triguttaria	Three-spotted fillip
	Lacanobia subjuncta	speckled cutworm
	Lambdina fervidaria	curve-lined looper
	Lambdina fiscellaria	hemlock looper moth
	Lomographa vestaliata	white spring moth
	Lycia ursaria	stout spanworm moth
	Lytrosis unitaria	common lytrosis
	Macaria notata	birch angle moth
	Macaria pustularia	lesser maple spanworm
	Melanolophia signataria	signate melanolophia
	Metanema determinata	dark metanema moth
	Nemoria mimosaria	white-fringed emerald
	Pero hubneraria	Hubner's pero
	Plagodis alcoolaria	hollow-spotted plagodis
	Plagodis fervidaria	fervid plagodis
	Plagodis phlogosaria	straight-lined plagodis
	Plagodis pulveraria	American barred umber moth
	Plagodis serinaria	lemon plagodis moth
	Probole alienaria	alien probole moth
	Probole amicaria	friendly probole moth
	Prochoerodes lineola	large maple spanworm moth
	Protoboarmia porcelaria	porcelain gray
	Selenia alciphearia	northern selenia
	Selenia kentaria	Kent's geometer
	Speranza pustularia	lesser maple spanworm
	Tetracis cachexiata	white slate-line
	Xanthotype sospeta	crocus geometer moth
	Xanthotype urticaria	fales crocus geometer moth
Gracillariidae	Caloptilia bimaculatella	no common name
	Caloptilia packardella	no common name
	Caloptilia umbratella	no common name
	Cameraria aceriella	maple leaf blotch miner moth
	Phyllonorycter clemensella	no common name
	Phyllonorycter lucidicostella	lesser maple leaf blotch miner moth
	Phyllonorycter trinotella	no common name
Incurvariidae	Paraclemensia acerifoliella	maple leafcutter moth
Lasiocampidae	Malacosoma americana	eastern tent caterpillar
	Phyllodesma americana	lappet moth
	Tolype velleda	large tolype
Limacodidae	Acharia stimulea	saddleback caterpillar moth
	Euclea delphinii	spiny oak slug
	Isa textula	crowned slug moth
	Lithacodes fasciola	yellow-shouldered slug
	Phobetron pithecium	hag moth
	Prolimacodes badia	skiff moth
	Tortricidia flexuosa	abbreviated button slug
	Tortricidia pallida	red-crossed button slug
Lymantriidae	Dasychira dorsipennata	sharp-lined tussock moth
	Dasychira obliquata	streaked tussock moth
	Dasychira plagiata	northern pine tussock moth
	Dasychira vagans	variable tussock moth
Megalopygidae	Megalopyge crispata	black-waved flannel moth
Nepticulidae	Etainia ochrefasciella	hard maple budminer moth
	Glaucolepis saccharella	no common name
Noctuidae	Achatia distincta	distinct quaker
	Acronicta dactylina	fingered dagger moth
	Acronicta funeralis	funerary dagger
	Acronicta hastulifera	frosted dagger moth
	Acronicta impleta	yellow-haired dagger moth
	Acronicta inclara	unclear dagger
	Acronicta interrupta	interrupted dagger
	Acronicta oblinita	smeared dagger
	Acronicta retardata	retarded dagger moth
	Acronicta tristis	no common name
	Amphipyra pyramidoides	copper underwing
	Apamea castanea	yellow-headed cutworm moth
	Catocala cerogama	yellow-banded underwing moth
	Colocasia flavicornis	yellowhorn moth
	Cydia candana	no common name
	Eucirroedia pampina	scalloped sallow moth
	Eupsilia sidus	sidus sallow moth
	Euxoa auxiliaris	army cutworm moth
	Euxoa messoria	reaper dart moth
	Heterocampa guttivitta	saddled prominent
	Homorthodes furfurata	northern scurfy quaker moth
	Hypena baltimoralis	Baltimore snout moth
	Hypena scabra	green cloverworm
	Lithophane innominata	nameless pinion moth
	Lithophane patefacta	dimorphic pinion moth
	Lithophane semiusta	no common name
	Lithophane unimoda	dowdy pinion moth
	Melanchra adjuncta	hitched arches moth
	Morrisonia confusa	confused woodgrain moth
	Morrisonia latex	fluid arches moth
	Nadata gibbosa	white-dotted prominent
	Orthosia garmani	Garman's quaker
	Orthosia revicta	subdued quaker
	Orthosia rubescens	ruby Quaker
	Papaipema furcata	ash tip borer
	Papaipema nebris	stalk borer moth
	Parallelia bistriaris	maple looper moth
	Polia nimbosa	stormy arches
	Polia purpurissata	purple arches
	Psaphida resumens	figure-eight sallow
	Pseudohermonassa bicarnea	pink-spotted dart
	Spiramater lutra	otter spiramater moth
	Sunira bicolorago	bicolored sallow
	Xestia c-nigrum	lesser black-letter dart
	Xestia dolosa	greater black-letter dart
	Xylena nupera	american swordgrass
	Zale lunata	lunate zale
	Zale minerea	colorful zale
Notodontidae	Clostera inclusa	angle-lined prominent moth
	Herpetogramma pertextalis	bold-feathered grass moth
	Heterocampa biundata	wavy-lined heterocampa
	Heterocampa subrotata	small heterocampa moth
	Macrurocampa marthesia	mottled prominent moth
	Misogada unicolor	drab prominent moth
	Oligocentria semirufescens	red-washed prominent
	Peridea basitriens	oval-based prominent
	Peridea ferruginea	chocolate prominent
	Phlogophora periculosa	brown angle shades
	Schizura concinna	red-humped caterpillar moth
	Schizura unicornis	unicorn caterpillar
	Symmerista albifrons	white-headed prominent
	Symmerista canicosta	red-humped oakworm
	Symmerista leucitys	orange-humped mapleworm
Nymphalidae	Nymphalis antiopa	mourning cloak
Oecophoridae	Antaeotricha leucillana	pale gray bird-dropping moth
	Dafa formosella	beautiful epicallima moth
	Psilocorsis cryptolechiella	black-fringed leaftier
	Psilocorsis reflexella	dotted leaftier
Pantheidae	Charadra deridens	laugher moth
Papilionidae	Papilio glaucus	eastern tiger swallowtail
Pyralidae	Oreana unicolorella	no common name
	Pococera asperatella	maple webworm
Saturniidae	Anisota senatoria	orange-tipped oakworm moth
	Anisota virginiensis	pink-striped oakworm moth
	Callosamia promethea	promethea moth
	Citheronia regalis	regal moth
Sesiidae	Carmenta corni	no common name
	Synanthedon acerni	maple callus borer
	Synanthedon acerrubri	maple clearwing
Sphingidae	Paonias excaecata	blinded sphinx
Tortricidae	Archips cerasivorana	ugly-nest caterpillar moth
	Argyresthia subreticulata	speckled argyresthia moth
	Argyrotaenia mariana	gray-banded leafroller moth
	Argyrotaenia quercifoliana	yellow-winged oak leafroller moth
	Argyrotaenia velutinana	red-banded leafroller moth
	Catastega aceriella	maple trumpet skeletonizer moth
	Cenopis mesospila	white-tailed fruitworm
	Cenopis niveana	aproned cenopis
	Choristoneura fractivittana	broken-banded leafroller moth
	Choristoneura parallela	parellel-banded leafroller moth
	Episimus tyrius	maple tip borer moth
	Gypsonoma substitutionis	no common name
	Olethreutes appendiceum	serviceberry leafroller moth
	Olethreutes glaciana	no common name
	Olethreutes nigranum	variable nigranum Moth
	Pandemis lamprosana	woodgrain leafroller moth
	Platynota flavedana	black-shaded platynota
	Proteoteras moffatiana	maple bud borer
	Proteoteras naracana	no common name
	Pseudexentera spoliana	bare-patched leafroller
	Pseudosciaphila duplex	poplar leafroller moth
	Sonia canadana	Canadian sonia
	Sparganothis reticulatana	reticulated sparganothis
Order: Sciaroidea
Cecidomyiidae	Dasineura communis	no common name
Order: Trombidiformes
Eriophyidae	Vasates aceriscrumena	maple spindlegall mite
	Vasates quadripedes	maple bladdergall mite