Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Aster pilosus (Frost Aster) [Asteraceae]
(A scientific synonym of this species is Symphyotrichum pilosum. These observations are from Dmitriev & Dietrich, Stireman et al., Felt, Opler & Krizek, Snodgrass et al., ScaleNet, Baranowski & Slater)
Diptera (Flies)
Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia laeviana (Papery Blister Gall Midge) [larvae form papery blister galls on leaves] Str2010
Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Coreidae: Euthochtha galeator [polyphagous] BS1986; Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Tarnished Plant Bug) SSS1984, Taylorilygus apicalis (Broken-backed Bug) SSS1984
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Cicadellidae: Empoasca alboneura DD2010; Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus sorghiellus (Trochanter Mealybug) [polyphagous; this insect is widely distributed in eastern USA] SN2014, Spilococcus geraniae (Geranium Mealybug) [found on leaf undersides & leaf axils, polyphagous; this insect has been found in New York, California, & Bristish Columbia; Herb Robert was observed as a host plant in New York] SN2014
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Gnorimoschema subterranea [syn. Gnorimoschema subterraneum, larvae form spindle-shaped galls on stems and roots near the ground surface] Flt1917; Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent) OK1984