Moth Caterpillars
Feeding
on Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.)
| Moth Species | |
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Agrapha
oxygramma (syn. Ctenoplusia oxygramma) |
Sharp-Stigma Looper Moth |
| Allagrapha aerea | Unspotted Looper Moth |
| Carmenta corni*** | Aster Borer Moth |
| Chlorochlamys chloroleuca* | Blackberry Looper Moth |
| Cucullia asteroides** | The Asteroid |
| Cucullia convexipennis** | Brown-Hooded Owlet |
| Eucosma robinsonana*** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Eupithecia miserulata** | Common Eupithecia |
| Euplexia benesimilis | American Angle Shades |
| Eupsilia devia | Lost Sallow |
| Eusarca confusaria | Confused Eusarca |
| Feltia jaculifera | Dingy Cutworm Moth |
| Heliothis phloxiphagus** | Spotted Straw |
| Leuconycta diphteroides | Green Leuconycta |
| Melanchra assimilis** | Black Arches |
| Palthis angulalis* | Dark-Spotted Palthis |
| Papaipema cataphracta*** | Burdock Borer Moth |
| Papaipema impecuniosa*** | Impecunious Borer Moth |
| Phaneta essexana*** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Phaneta formosana*** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Phaneta parmatana** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Phaneta radiatana** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Phaneta tomonana** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Platysenta
videns ** (syn. Condica videns) |
White-Dotted Groundling |
| Pleuroprucha insulsaria** | Common Tan Wave |
| Pseudorthodes vecors | Small Brown Quaker |
| Pyrrharctia isabella | Isabella Tiger Moth |
| Schinia arcigera** | Arcigera Flower Moth |
| Schinia nundina** | Goldenrod Flower Moth |
| Schinia septentrionalis | Flower Moth sp. |
| Scopula inductata | Soft-Lined Wave |
| Sibine stimulea | Saddleback Caterpillar |
| Sonia canadana*** | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Sparganothis recticulatana | Tortricid Moth sp. |
| Synchlora aerata** | Wavy-Lined Emerald |
| Tornos scolopacinarius | Dimorphic Gray |
| Trichordestra legitima** | Striped Garden Caterpillar |
| Xestia badinodis | Pale-Baned Dart |
*eats
petals, leaves, etc., **eats flowerheads,
***bores through stalks
and/or roots