Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster ericoides (Heath Aster) [Asteraceae]
(Observations are from Campbell et al., Clark et al.)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Chrysolina flavomarginata Clk2004
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Arphia simplex (Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Hesperotettix viridis (Meadow Purple-Striped Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus bivittatus (Two-Striped Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-Legged Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Spurthroated Grasshopper) Cmp1974, Melanoplus scudderi latus (Scudder's Shortwinged Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974, Pardalophora haldemani (Haldeman's Grasshopper) [minor host plant] Cmp1974, Syrbula admirabilis (Handsome Grasshopper) [preferred host plant] Cmp1974