What Prairie Aster supports
262
native animals
supported in the US
54
caterpillars
10
bees
2
hosts
10
food
186
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
54 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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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
Specialist bees All
10 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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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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Melissodes dentiventris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
on american asters
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Aster Cellophane Bee
Colletes compactus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Bidens and 3 more
on american asters
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Eight-spotted Fairy Bee
Perdita octomaculata
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Pityopsis and 4 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
10 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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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
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Snakeweed Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis
on american asters
Flower visitors All
186 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Huron Skipper
Atalopedes huron
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
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Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor
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Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii