Flower-Visiting Insects
of Expressway Aster
Aster subulatus (Expressway Aster) introduced
(a scientific synonym of this plant is Symphyotrichum subulatum; the butterflies & skipper suck nectar; these observations are from Fothergill & Vaughn)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Agraulis vanillae sn (FV), Junonia coenia sn (FV), Vanessa cardui sn (FV); Pieridae: Colias eurytheme sn (FV), Nathalis iole sn (FV)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Hylephila phyleus sn (FV)