Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster laevis (Smooth Blue Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Symphyotrichum laeve. Observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Stireman et al., Felt, Gangwere, Opler & Krizek, Panzer et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Ophraella pilosa Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Nemorimyza posticata [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia laeviana (Papery Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form papery blister galls on leaves] Flt1917 Str2010
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Noctuidae: Schinia septentrionalis (Northern Flower Moth) Pnz2006; Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent) OK1984
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus scudderi (Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961; Oecanthidae: Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket) [lab observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Conocephalus brevipennis (Short-winged Meadow Katydid) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961