Flower-Visiting
Insects
of American Basswood
Tilia americana (American Basswood)
(Halictid bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Wilhelm & Rericha, and Anderson as indicated below. This is the more common typical variety, Tilia americana americana.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn fq (Rb, WR, Adn); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (Adn), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn fq (Rb), Halictus rubicundus sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum forbesii sn (Rb), Lasioglossum illinoense sn (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum pectorale sn (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum sn cp fq (Rb)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumoneus sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (Rb)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua (Rb), Eupeodes americanus (Rb), Orthonevra nitida (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas aterrima sn (Rb), Tachinomyia panaetius sn (Rb); Calliphoridae: Calliphora vicina (Rb), Lucilia illustris (Rb), Phormia regina (Rb); Muscidae: Graphomya americana (Rb), Neomyia cornicina fq (Rb); Fanniidae: Fannia manicata (Rb)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis sn (Rb); Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera sn (Adn), Caenurgina crassiuscula sn (Adn), Peridroma saucia sn (Adn); Pyralidae: Nomophila nearctica sn (Adn)
Beetles
Melyridae: Malachius erichsonii (Rb)