What Scaleleaf Aster supports
199
native animals
supported in the US
36
caterpillars
6
bees
2
hosts
8
food
147
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
36 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
on american asters
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Isabella Tiger Moth
Pyrrharctia isabella
on american asters
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on american asters
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Armyworm Moth
Pseudaletia unipuncta
on american asters
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Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth
Choristoneura rosaceana
on american asters
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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
on american asters
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Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth
Dichomeris flavocostella
on american asters
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Common Eupithecia Moth
Eupithecia miserulata
on american asters
Specialist bees All
6 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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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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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on american asters
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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on american asters
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Yellow-faced Miner Bee
Andrena aliciae
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 3 more
on american asters
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Sandhills Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes aegis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Chrysopsis and 2 more
on american asters
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Beach Dune Cellophane Bee
Colletes speculiferus
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
8 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus
on american asters
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Keeled Treehopper
Entylia carinata
on american asters
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Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper
Melanoplus scudderi
on american asters
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Swamp Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen
on american asters
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Liriomyza eupatorii
on american asters
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Snakeweed Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis
on american asters
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Stictocephala brevitylus
on american asters
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Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle
Cryptocephalus quadruplex
on american asters
Flower visitors All
147 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Poey's Furrow Bee
Halictus poeyi
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Caribbean Scoliid Wasp
Dielis dorsata
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Black-backed Calligrapher
Toxomerus parvulus
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
on american asters
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on american asters
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Transverse-banded Flower Fly
Eristalis transversa
on american asters
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Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Helophilus fasciatus
on american asters
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on american asters