Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Aster shortii (Short's Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Symphyotrichum shortii. Observations are from Needham et al., Loeffler, Braun)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Bucculatricidae: Bucculatrix cuneigera [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Coleophoridae: Coleophora duplicis [larvae feed on seeds] Br1921, Coleophora granifera [larvae feed on the lower sides of leaves from protective cases] Ndm1928 Br1919; Gelechiidae: Dichomeris nonstrigella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, roadsides, & woodland openings; Loeffler refers to information from Hodges (1986)] Lf1994