Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Solidago nemoralis (Field Goldenrod) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Hottes & Frison, Clark et al., Needham et al., Stireman et al., Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Loeffler)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Ophraella cribrata Clk2004, Ophraella sexvittata (Goldenrod Leafminer) Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Chromatomyia syngenesiae (Chrysanthemum Leafminer) Ndm1928, Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Phytomyza albiceps [larvae are leaf-miners] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia carbonifera Str2010
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon cadens [found in southern Michigan] BE2013, Uroleucon nigrotibium [found in North Carolina & Michigan] BE2013, Uroleucon rudbeckiae HF1931
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris agonia [this leaf-folding moth is found along dry open roadsides] Lf1994, Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961; Oecanthidae: Oecanthus quadripunctatus (Four-spotted Tree Cricket) [feeds on flowerheads, field observations] Ggw1961