Various Insects Feeding
on Asters (Aster spp.)

Insect Species
Scientific Name Common Name Insect Family
Calycomyza humeralis** Aster Leafminer Fly Agromyzidae
Aphis middletoni* Erigeron Root Aphid Aphididae
Macrosiphon euphorbiae* Potato Aphid Aphididae
Uroleucon ambrosiae* Brown Ambrosia Aphid Aphididae
Uroleucon anomalae* Aphid sp. Aphididae
Uroleucon erigeronensis* Aphid sp. Aphididae
Uroleucon gravicorne* Aphid sp. Aphididae
Mecas pergrata*** Long-Horned Beetle sp. Cerambycidae
Exema canadensis** Leaf Beetle sp. Chrysomelidae
Microrhopala xerene** Leaf Beetle sp. Chrysomelidae
Ophraella americana** Leaf Beetle sp. Chrysomelidae
Ophraella pilosa** Leaf Beetle sp. Chrysomelidae
Sumitrosis inaequalis** Leaf Beetle sp. Chrysomelidae
Macrosteles quadrilineatus* Aster Leafhopper Cicadellidae
Lygus lineolaris* Tarnished Plant Bug Miridae
Plagiognathus cuneatus* Plant Bug sp. Miridae
Poecilocapsus lineatus Four-Lined Plant Bug Miridae
Trichopepla semivittata Stink Bug sp. Pentatomidae
Corythuca marmorata* Chrysanthemum Lace Bug Tingidae

*sucks juices, **feeds on leaves, ***bores through stems or roots

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