''Astrotischeria astericola'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Tischeriidae. It was originally described by

Annette Frances Braun Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths. Her special interest was leaf miners: moths whose larvae live and feed from within a leaf ...

as ''Tischeria astericola'' in 1972. It is found in eastern North American woodlands. The larvae feed on woodland asters (''

Symphyotrichum ''Symphyotrichum'' () is a genus of over 100 species and naturally occurring hybrids of herbaceous annual and perennial plants in the composite family Asteraceae, most which were formerly treated within the genus ''Aster''. The majority are end ...

''), including ''

Symphyotrichum cordifolium ''Symphyotrichum cordifolium'' (formerly ''Aster cordifolius''), commonly known as common blue wood aster, heartleaf aster, and blue wood-aster, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to central and eastern ...

'' and '' Symphyotrichum lateriflorum''. They

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the leaves of their host plant.Microleps.org
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References

Tischeriidae Moths described in 1972 {{Tischerioidea-stub