Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster lanceolatus (Panicled Aster) [Asteraceae]
(This includes the typical variety and var. simplex. A scientific synonym of this species is Symphyotrichum lanceolatum. Observations are from Clark et al., Felt, Needham et al., Stireman et al., Blackman & Eastop, Opler & Krizek, Loeffler)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Microrhopala xerene Clk2004, Ophraella pilosa Clk2004, Paria thoracica Clk2004, Sumitrosis inaequalis [leaf-miner] Clk2004 Ndm1928
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Nemorimyza posticata [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Ophiomyia texana [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Phtyomyza albiceps [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia laeviana (Papery Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form papery blister galls on leaves] Flt1917 Str2010, Rhopalomyia asteriflorae [larvae cause dwarf flowerheads] Flt1907 Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon olivei [found on stems, distributed in E USA & Canada] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris flavocostella (Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris levisella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields & woodland openings] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994; Nymphalidae: Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis (Pasco Crescent) [this butterfly is found in NE USA, NW USA, & Canada] OK1984, Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent) OK1984