Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) [Asteraceae]
(observations are from Clark et al., Needham et al., Stireman et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Gangwere, Loeffler)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Chrysomelidae: Brachypnoea margaretae Clk2004, Exema canadensis Clk2004, Microrhopala vittata (Goldenrod Leafminer) Clk2004, Microrhopala xerene [larvae are leaf-miners] Clk2004 Ndm1928, Ophraella conferta Clk2004, Ophraella cribrata Clk2004, Paria thoracica Clk2004, Trirhabda borealis Clk2004, Trirhabda virgata Clk2004
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Nemorimyza posticata [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928, Ophiomyia texana [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asphondylia monacha (Nun Midge) Str2010, Asteromyia carbonifera Str2010, Dasineura radifolii [larvae form irregular ovoid galls with clusters of root leaves] Flt1917, Rhopalomyia hirtipes [subgloboid apical galls on stems or galls on underground root stalks] Flt1917; Tephritidae: Eurosta elsa [larvae form ovoid galls on roots] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon gigantiphagum [found in Michigan] BE2013
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, Dichomeris flavocostella (Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris leuconotella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers)
Acrididae: Melanoplus confusus (Little Pasture Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, both field & lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus femurrubrum (Red-legged Grasshopper) [nymphs feed on flowerheads, both field & lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus keeleri luridus (Keeler's Spur-throated Grasshopper) [feeds on leaves, both field & lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Migratory Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961, Melanoplus scudderi (Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper) [lab observations] Ggw1961; Tettigoniidae: Atlanticus testaceus (Protean Shieldback) [feeds on leaves, lab observations] Ggw1967