Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Solidago caesia (Blue-Stem Goldenrod) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from DeLong, Clark et al., Needham et al., Felt, Loeffler, Pepper, Spencer & Steyskal, Braun)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Microrhopala xerene [larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Ndm1928
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza jucunda [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Calycomyza platyptera [larvae are leaf-miners; found in Maryland & Mississippi] SS1986, Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Ophiomyia texana [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon luteolum Pp1965; Cicadellidae: Prescottia lobatus Dlg1948
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Coleophoridae: Coleophora duplicis [larvae feed on seeds] Br1921; Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris leuconotella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields; early instars had poor growth & survival on this goldenrod] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests; this moth is rarely found on Blue-stem Goldenrod] Lf1994, Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella [larvae form fusiform stem galls, usually near the ground] Flt1917