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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