Moth Caterpillars Feeding
on Asters (Aster spp.)
| Moth Species |
| Scientific
Name |
Common
Name |
| Allagrapha aerea |
Unspotted Looper
Moth |
| Carmenta corni** |
Aster Borer Moth |
| Chlorochlamys
chloroleuca |
Blackberry Looper |
| Condica videns |
White-Dotted
Groundling |
| Ctenoplusia
oxygramma |
Sharp-Stigma
Looper |
| Cucullia
asteroides* |
The Asteroid |
| Cucullia
convexipennis* |
Brown-Hooded
Owlet |
| Eucosma
robinsonana** |
Tortricid Moth
sp. |
| Eupithecia
miserulata* |
Common Pug |
| Euplexia
benesimilis |
American Angle
Shades |
| Eupsilia devia |
Lost Sallow |
| Eusarca
confusaria |
Confused Eusarca |
| Feltia jaculifera |
Dingy Cutworm |
| Heliothis
phloxiphagus* |
Spotted Straw |
| Leuconycta
diphteroides |
Green Leuconycta |
| Melanchra
assimilis |
Black Arches |
| Palthis angulalis |
Dark-Spotted
Palthis |
| Papaipema
cataphracta** |
Burdock Borer
Moth |
| Papaipema
impecuniosa** |
Impecunious
Borer Moth |
| Pleuroprucha
insulsaria* |
Common Tan Wave |
| Pseudorthodes
vecors |
Small Brown
Quaker |
| Pyrrharctia
isabella |
Isabella Tiger
Moth |
| Schinia arcigera* |
Arcigera Flower
Moth |
| Schinia nundina* |
Goldenrod Flower
Moth |
| Schinia
septentrionalis* |
Northern Flower
Moth |
| Scopula inductata |
Soft-Lined Wave |
| Sibine stimulea |
Saddleback
Caterpillar |
| Sparganothis
reticulatana |
Tortricid Moth
sp. |
| Synchlora aerata* |
Wavy-Lined
Emerald |
| Tornos
scolopacinarius |
Dimorphic Gray |
| Trichordestra
legitima* |
Striped Garden
Caterpillar |
| Xestia badinodis |
Pale-Banded Dart |
*feeds
on flowers, **bores through stems or roots
Note: Asters (Aster
spp.) in North America have been subdivided into
Symphotrichum spp.,
Eurybia spp.,
Doellingeria spp.,
etc.