What New England Aster supports
464
native animals
supported in the US
87
caterpillars
26
bees
2
hosts
25
food
323
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
87 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
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Asteroid Moth
Cucullia asteroides
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Canadian Sonia Moth
Sonia canadana
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Landryia impositella
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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
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Brown-hooded Owlet
Cucullia convexipennis
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Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth
Sparganothis sulfureana
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Wormwood Pug
Eupithecia absinthiata
Specialist bees All
26 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on american asters
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Drury's Long-horned Bee
Melissodes druriellus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 5 more
on american asters
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
on american asters
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Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
Andrena nubecula
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
on american asters
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on american asters
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on american asters
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Aster Mining Bee
Andrena asteris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia
on american asters
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Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee
Colletes simulans
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
on american asters
Hosted animals All
2 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
25 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
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Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa
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Liriomyza eupatorii
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Tansy Aphid
Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria
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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
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Common Grass Skimmer Paragus haemorrhous
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Ligyrocoris sylvestris
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Leafcurl Plum Aphid
Brachycaudus helichrysi
Flower visitors All
323 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.