Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Arrow-Leaved Aster
Aster sagittifolius (Arrow-Leaved Aster)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; beetles suck nectar, or they feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar. One observation is from Stevens as indicated below, otherwise all observations are from Robertson.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn cp fq, Bombus pensylvanicus sn fq, Bombus vagans sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus pusillus sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes dentiventris sn cp, Melissodes nivea sn cp, Melissodes rustica sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp, Megachile latimanus sn cp, Megachile mendica sn, Megachile relativa (Stv)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn cp, Halictus ligatus sn, Lasioglossum pectorale sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes americana sn cp, Colletes compactus sn cp fq; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena asteris sn; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus andrenoides sn cp icp
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila procera; Vespidae: Dolichovespula maculata, Vespula germanica
Flies
Syrphidae: Spilomyia longicornis, Spilomyia sayi, Syrphus ribesii, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus; Empididae: Empis clausa; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fascipennis; Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria, Cynomya cadaverina, Lucilia illustris, Lucius sericata
Butterflies
Pieridae: Phoebis sennae
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Pyrgus communis
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn; Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittatum sn, Diabrotica longicornis sn; Meloidae: Epicauta pennsylvanica fp np