What Pacific Aster supports
229
native animals
supported in the US
36
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
16
food
168
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
36 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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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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White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana
on american asters
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Hoffmann's Checkerspot
Chlosyne hoffmanni
on american asters
Specialist bees All
8 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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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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Small Long-horned Bee
Melissodes microstictus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more
on american asters
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Melissodes bimatris
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 more
on american asters
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Melissodes pallidisignatus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more
on american asters
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Melissodes lupinus
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Ericameria, Symphyotrichum and 12 more
on american asters
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Megachile nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Cirsium and 7 more
on american asters
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Melissodes verbesinarum
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Heterotheca, Helianthus and 14 more
on american asters
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
16 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Western Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
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Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
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Black-footed Drone Fly
Eristalis hirta
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Banded Thintail
Meliscaeva cinctella
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Copestylum marginatum
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Diamond Spottail Fazia micrura
Flower visitors All
168 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
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Purplish Copper
Tharsalea helloides
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
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Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea
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Common Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis
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West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella