the cold season after leaf drop, and resemble dead leaves still hanging from twigs. Neither of these insects is ever-present in sufficient quantities to defoliate a medium through large spicebush, although very small specimens may suffer even from a single caterpillar. References External links Flora of North America: Lindera benzoin RangeMap: Lindera benzoin images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu Research on Lindera benzoin Winter ID pictures benzoin Flora of Ontario Flora of the Eastern United States Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus