Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster macrophyllus (Big-Leaved Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Eurybia macrophylla. These observations are from Clark et al., Stireman et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Loeffler)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Ophraella pilosa Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia clarkei [larvae form small blister galls on leaves that are yellowish white and circular] Flt1917 Str2010
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Macrosiphum olmsteadi [found in Ontario] BE2013, Uroleucon astronomus [found in Michigan & Canada] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris levisella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields & woodland openings; Loeffler refers to information from Hodges (1986)] Lf1994