Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Solidago rugosa (Rough-Leaved Goldenrod) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Knight, Clark et al., Felt, Arment, Stireman et al., Watson, Loeffler)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Brachypnoea margaretae Clk2004, Exema canadensis Clk2004, Microrhopala vittata Clk2004, Ophraella americana Clk2004, Ophraella conferta Clk2004, Ophraella cribrata Clk2004, Paria thoracica Clk2004, Trirhabda borealis Clk2004, Trirhabda canadensis Clk2004, Trirhabda virgata Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia carbonifera (Black Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form blister galls on leaves, 'black' refers to the color of the midge rather than the galls] Flt1917 Str2010, Lasioptera solidaginis (Goldenrod Knotty Gall Midge) [syn. Lasioptera tumifica, larvae form irregular knotty galls on stems] Flt1917, Rhapalomyia clarkei [larvae form small fusiform galls on underside of terminal leaves] Flt1907 Flt1917; Tephritidae: Eurosta comma [larvae form ovoid galls on roots] Flt1917
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Miridae: Ilnacora malina [found in dense growth of shaded or partially shaded places] Wat1928, Lopidea media (Goldenrod Plant Bug) Kn1941
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 leuconotella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris levisella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields & woodland openings] Lf1994, Dichomeris nonstrigella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, roadsides, and woodland openings] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Diapheromeridae: Manomera blatchleyi (Blatchley's Walkingstick) Arm2006