What Western Aster supports
276
native animals
supported in the US
55
caterpillars
12
bees
1
hosts
9
food
198
flowers
1
shelter
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
55 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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Tawny Crescent Phyciodes batesii 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
Specialist bees All
12 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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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 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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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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Yellow-faced Miner Bee
Andrena aliciae
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 3 more
on american asters
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White-winged Fairy Bee
Perdita albipennis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 4 more
on american asters
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Melissodes bimatris
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria and 7 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
9 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Greater Sage-Grouse
Centrocercus urophasianus
on american asters
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Western Calligrapher
Toxomerus occidentalis
on american asters
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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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Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
on american asters
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Goldenrod Leaf Beetle
Trirhabda canadensis
on american asters
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Snakeweed Grasshopper
Hesperotettix viridis
on american asters
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Purple Bromeliad Fly
Copestylum violaceum
on american asters
Flower visitors All
198 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Heriades cressoni
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Senecio, Ericameria and 4 more
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Variable Pebble Bee
Dianthidium subparvum
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Solidago, Grindelia and 12 more
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Woodland Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides
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Villa lateralis
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Bald-faced Hornet
Dolichovespula maculata
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Melissa Blue
Plebejus melissa
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Small Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus
Sheltered animals All
1 native animals that nest or roost in it, most recorded first.