Insects Feeding
on Asters (Symphyotrichum spp.)

Insect Species
Scientific Name &
Common Name (if any)
Insect Family
Mecas pergrata* Cerambycidae
(Long-Horned Beetles)
Exema canadensis Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Microrhopala xerene** Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Ophraella americana Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Ophraella pilosa Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Sumitrosis inaequalis Chrysomelidae
(Leaf Beetles)
Calycomyza humeralis**
(Aster Leafminer Fly)
Agromyzidae
(Leafminer Flies)
Campiglossa albiceps §
(syn. Paroxyna albiceps)
Tephritidae
(Fruit Flies)
Tomoplagia obliqua § Tephritidae
(Fruit Flies)
Trupanea actinobola § Tephritidae
(Fruit Flies)
Aphis middletoni
(Erigeron Root Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Uroleucon ambrosiae
(Brown Ambrosia Aphid)
Aphididae
(Aphids)
Uroleucon anomalae Aphididae
(Aphids)
Uroleucon erigeronensis Aphididae
(Aphids)
Uroleucon gravicorne Aphididae
(Aphids)
Empoasca curvata Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Macrosteles fascifrons
(Aster Leafhopper)
Cicadellidae
(Leafhoppers)
Lygus lineolaris §§
(Tarnished Plant Bug)
Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Plagiognathus cuneatus Miridae
(Plant Bugs)
Trichopepla semivittata Pentatomidae
(Stink Bugs)
Corythucha marmorata
(Goldenrod Lace Bug)
Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Galeatus spinifrons Tingidae
(Lace Bugs)
Manomera blatchleyi
(Blatchley's Walkingstick)
Diapheromeriidae
(Walkingsticks)

*bores through stems and/or roots, **leaf-miner
§ feeds on flowers and/or developing seeds, §§ polyphagous

Note: Lepidoptera have been excluded from this table.

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