Insects Feeding
on Grass-leaved Goldenrods
(Euthamia spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Brachypnoea margaretae
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Exema byersi
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Exema canadensis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Microrhopala vittata *
(Goldenrod Leafminer)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Paria thoracica
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Sumitrosis inaequalis *
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Trirhabda borealis
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Trirhabda virgata
(no common name)
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Asphondylia monacha **
(Nun Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Asteromyia carbonifera ***
(Black Blister Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Asteromyia euthamiae ***
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Camptoneuromyia flavescens **
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Dasineura carbonaria **
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Dasineura flavicornis **
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Lasioptera cylindrigallae §
(no common name)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Rhopalomyia fusiformae *** §
(Goldenrod Ribbed Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Rhopalomyia pedicellata ***
(Goldenrod Stemmed Gall Midge)
Cecidomyiidae (Gall Flies)
Uroleucon lanceolatum
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Uroleucon olivei §§
(no common name)
Aphididae (Aphids)
Coleophora intermediella §§§
(no common name)
Coleophoridae (Case-bearer Moths)
Dichomeris leuconotella ¶
(no common name)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Dichomeris levisella ¶
(no common name)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Dichomeris ochripalpella ¶
(Shining Dichomeris Moth)
Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)
Condica videns ¶¶
(White-dotted Groundling)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Cucullia florea ¶¶
(Gray-hooded Owlet)
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Epiblema desertana ¶¶¶
(no common name)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)
Epiblema scudderiana §
(Goldenrod Gall Moth)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)
Eucosma cataclystiana ¶¶¶
(Solidago Eucosma)
Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths)
Hesperotettix speciosus
(Western Grass-green Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Hesperotettix viridis
(Snakeweed Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus femurrubrum
(Red-legged Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus keeleri luridus
(Keeler's Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
Melanoplus scudderi latus
(Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper)
Acrididae (Grasshoppers)
* larvae are leaf-miners, ** larvae form bud galls,
*** larvae form leaf galls, § larvae form stem galls,
§§ this aphid is found primarily on asters,
§§§ larvae feed on seeds, ¶ larvae fold leaves,
¶¶ larvae feed on florets, ¶¶¶ larvae feed on roots
Sources: Clark et al. (2004), Felt (1917),
Wilhelm & Rericha (2017), Hart & Gleason (1907),
Blackman & Eastop (2013), Loeffler (1994),
Natural History Museum website (2010),
Gangwere (1961), Campbell et al. (1974)
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