What Eastern Silver Aster supports
302
native animals
supported in the US
66
caterpillars
18
bees
2
hosts
12
food
204
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
66 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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Peppered Moth
Biston betularia
on american asters
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Satyr Pug Moth
Eupithecia satyrata
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
Specialist bees All
18 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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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
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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
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
12 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus
on american asters
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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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Eastern Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
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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Goldenrod Leaf Beetle
Trirhabda canadensis
on american asters
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Liriomyza eupatorii
on american asters
Flower visitors All
204 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Poey's Furrow Bee
Halictus poeyi
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Tricolored Bumble Bee
Bombus ternarius
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
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Black-shouldered Drone Fly
Eristalis dimidiata
on american asters