Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Aster divaricatus (White Wood Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species Eurybia divaricata. Observations are from Needham et al., Felt, Stireman et al., Loeffler, Majka et al., Eiseman)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Sumitrosis inaequalis [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928, Eis2016; Curculionidae: Anthonomus lecontei [this insect is found in N USA & S Canada] MAM2007
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Ophiomyia texana [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia clarkei Str2010, Asteromyia laeviana (Papery Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form papery blister galls on leaves] Flt1917
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, Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella [larvae form fusiform stem galls, usually near the ground] Flt1917; Gracillariidae: Parectopa plantaginisella [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928