Flower-Visiting Insects
of Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus (Annual Fleabane)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles feed on nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue, plant bugs suck nectar or feed on floral tissue, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Graenicher, Robertson, Lisberg & Young, Steury et al., Grundel et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (Gnd), Bombus vagans (Gnd), Psithyrus citrinus sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (SDO, Gnd, WR), Ceratina dupla sn cp (Gr, Gnd, WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (SDO, Gnd, WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada articulata sn (Gr), Nomada lepida sn (WR); Megachile (Megachilini): Megachile campanulae (WR), Megachile montivaga (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn cp (Gr), Osmia distincta sn (Gr); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinata (WR), Heriades leavitti sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn cp (Gr), Agapostemon virescens (WR), Augochlora pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (SDO), Augochlorella striata sn cp (Gr), Halictus spp. (Lasioglossum spp.) sn (Gr), Halictus ligatus (Gnd, WR), Halictus rubicundus sn (Gr), Lasioglossum albipenne sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum anomalum (Gnd), Lasioglossum cattellae (Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum coeruleum (WR), Lasioglossum connexum sn (Gr), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn (Gr), Lasioglossum cressonii sn cp (Gr, WR), Lasioglossum imitatum sn (Gr), Lasioglossum mitchelli (Gnd), Lasioglossum nigroviride (WR), Lasioglossum tegulare sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp (Gr, WR), Lasioglossum viridatum (WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum sn (Gr); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes davisii sn (Gr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn (Gr), Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR), Hylaeus mesillae sn cp (Gr, Gnd, WR), Hylaeus modestus modestus sn cp (Gr), Hylaeus saniculae (Gnd); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena robertsonii sn (Gr); Melittidae: Macropis nuda sn (Gr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius dives sn (Gr), Lestica producticollis sn (Gr), Oxybelus uniglumis sn (Gr); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (Gr), Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus sn (Gr)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis transversa (Gr), Eupeodes americanus (Gr), Sphaerophoria contiqua (Gr), Syritta pipiens (Gr), Toxomerus geminatus (Gr, WR), Toxomerus marginatus (Gr, WR), Volucella bombylans (WR); Bombyliidae: Chrysanthrax cypris (WR); Conopidae: Thecophora abbreviata sn (Gr), Zodion fulvifrons sn (WR); Stratiomyidae: Nemotelus nigrinus sn (Gr), Odontomyia virgo sn (Gr); Chloropidae: Meromyza americana (Gr); Anthomyiidae: Delia platura (Gr); Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris (Gr), Lucilia sericata (Gr); Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax (Gr), Sarcophaga sp. (Gr), Sphixapata trilineata (Gr); Tachinidae: Copecrypta ruficauda sn (Gr), Cylindromyia dosiades sn (Gr), Epigrimyia polita sn (Gr), Gymnoclytia immaculata sn (Gr), Gymnosoma fuliginosum sn (Gr), Periscepsia laevigata sn (Rb), Phasia aeneoventris sn (Gr), Phyllomya cremides sn (Gr), Strongygaster triangulifera sn (Gr); Tephritidae: Euaresta bella (Gr); Agromyzidae: Melanagromyza aeneoventris (Gr)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Poanes hobomok sn (Gr)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (WR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR); Curculionidae: Rhynchaenus pallicornis (Gr); Mordellidae: Hoshihananomia octopunctata (Gr), Mordella atrata (WR), Mordella marginata (WR), Mordella melaena (LY), Mordellistena aspersa (WR), Mordellistena comata (Gr); Rhipiphoridae: Rhipiphorus fasciatus lgf (WR); Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus piger (Gr), Trichiotinus viridans (WR)
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus (Gr, WR); Miridae: Leptoterna dolobrata (Gr), Lygus lineolaris (Gr), Plagiognathus politus (Gr), Poecilocapsus lineatus (Gr), Slaterocoris stygicus (WR); Pentatomidae: Euschistus variolarius (Gr); Phymatidae: Phymata americana prd (WR); Rhopalidae: Harmostes reflexulus (WR); Thyreocoridae: Corimelaena pulicaria sn (Gr, WR)