Flower-Visiting Insects
of Anise
Root
Osmorhiza longistylis (Anise Root)
(Short-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; one observation is from Krombein et al. as indicated below, otherwise all observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada cuneatus, Nomada parva, Nomada sayi; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia conjuncta, Osmia lignaria lignaria
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn cp, Agapostemon splendens sn, Augochlora purus purus sn, Augochlorella striata sn fq, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Augochloropsis sumptuosa sn, Halictus confusus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn cp, Lasioglossum forbesii sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum macoupinensis sn cp fq, Lasioglossum obscurus sn cp, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes ranunculi sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn, Hylaeus illinoisensis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn fq, Hylaeus sparsa sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena personata (Kr)
Wasps
Chrysididae: Chrysura pacifica; Gasteruptiidae: Gasteruption tarsatorius; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus, Eumenes fraterna
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua, Cheilosia hoodiana, Hiatomyia cyanescens fq, Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Pipiza femoralis, Rhingia nasica, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Sphegina campanulata, Sphegina rufiventris, Syritta pipiens fq, Syrphus ribesii, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus; Bombyliidae: Aldrichia ehrmanii, Bombylius major; Empididae: Empis distans fq, Empis humilis, Empis loripedis; Conopidae: Myopa vesiculosa; Tachinidae: Gymnosoma fuliginosum, Siphona geniculata fq, Tachinomyia panaetius; Anthomyiidae: Botanophila inornata, Delia platura; Psilidae: Chyliza apicalis; Chloropidae: Siphonella oscinina
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias philodice
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis martialis
Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Gibbobruchus mimus; Curculionidae: Idiostethus subcalvus, Idiostethus tubulatus; Mordellidae: Mordellistena scapularis; Pyrochroidae: Pedilus terminalis
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris