species 31 observations
May Prairie Aster
Symphyotrichum estesii
Field notes
Supports All
205
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it



Pearl Crescent, Isabella Tiger Moth, Peppered Moth, American Lady
43
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it



Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee, Aster Mining Bee
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ophiomyia quinta
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it



Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Keeled Treehopper, Eastern Meadow Vole, Scudder's Short-winged Grasshopper
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors



Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Monarch, Transverse-banded Flower Fly, Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
146
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided