Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster undulatus (Wavy-Leaved Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this aster is Symphyotrichum undulatum. Observations are from Knight, Wagner, Bouseman & Sternburg, Needham et al., Felt, Opler & Krizek, Loeffler)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Nemorimyza posticata [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Ophiomyia texana [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Phytomyza albiceps [leaf-miner, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia laeviana (Papery Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form papery blister galls on leaves] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Macrotylus sexguttatus [this insect was found in Michigan & other eastern states] Kn1941
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994; Nymphalidae: Phyciodes batesii (Tawny Crescent) [monophagous or oligophagous] BS2001 Wg2005 OK1984