What Western Meadow Aster supports
184
native animals
supported in the US
36
caterpillars
5
bees
1
hosts
7
food
135
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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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
on american asters
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White Triangle Tortrix
Clepsis persicana
on american asters
Specialist bees All
5 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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Megachile nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Cirsium 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
7 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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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
135 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
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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Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
Bombus bifarius
on american asters
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Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
on american asters
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Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
on american asters
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on american asters