Flower-Visiting Insects
of Blue-leaved Willow

Salix myricoides (Blue-leaved Willow)
(a scientific synonym of this willow is Salix glaucophylla, another common name of this willow is Bayberry Willow; bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar and/or feed on pollen, beetles suck nectar and/or feed on pollen and/or gnaw on the flowers, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha; information about oligoleges for Andrenid bees is from Wilhelm & Rericha)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn/cp (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus sn/cp (WR), Bombus vagans sn/cp (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata sn/cp (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla sn/cp (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi sn/cp (WR), Ceratina strenua sn/cp (WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada lepida sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn/cp (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia pumila sn/cp (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn/cp (WR), Augochlora pura pura sn/cp (WR), Halictus confusus sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum cinctipes sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum foxii sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum hitchensi sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum laevissimum sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum nigroviride sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum smilacinae sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum subviridatum sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum truncatum sn/cp (WR), Lasioglossum versatum sn/cp (WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes dichrous sn (WR); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis sn/cp (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn/cp (WR), Andrena cressonii sn/cp (WR), Andrena dunningi sn/cp (WR), Andrena forbesii sn/cp (WR), Andrena frigida sn cp olg (WR), Andrena nasonii sn/cp (WR), Andrena rugosa sn/cp (WR), Andrena salictaria sn cp olg (WR), Andrena vicina sn/cp (WR), Andrena wellesleyana sn cp olg (WR)

Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus mariae sn (WR), Dolichoderus pustulatus sn (WR), Tapinoma sessile sn (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica glacialis sn (WR), Formica incerta sn (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn (WR), Formica subsericea sn (WR), Lasius alienus sn (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn (WR)

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis anthophorina sn/fp (WR), Eristalis dimidiata sn/fp (WR), Helophilus fasciatus sn/fp (WR), Toxomerus marginatus sn/fp (WR); Conopidae: Myopa vicaria sn (WR)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Nymphalis antiopa sn (WR), Polygonia comma sn (WR), Polygonia interrogationis sn (WR), Vanessa atalanta sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn (WR)

Moths
Yponomeutidae: Atteva punctella sn (WR)

Beetles
Curculionidae: Acalyptus carpini (WR); Nitidulidae: Carpophilus brachypterus (WR); Scarabaeidae: Hoplia trivialis (WR); Scirtidae: Contacyphon variabilis (WR)

Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (WR); Pentatomidae: Euschistus variolarius (WR)

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