Flower-Visiting Insects
of Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) introduced
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; beetles feed on nectar or pollen; other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Krombein et al., Fothergill & Vaughn, MacRae, Grundel et al., Robertson, Williams, Lovell, Voss, Stevens, and O'Brien as indicated below; Robertson's observations occurred during the spring.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada denticulata sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis (Stv), Megachile latimanus sn (Stv), Megachile relativa (Stv); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria sn (Rb), Osmia pumila sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn cp (Rb), Augochlora pura (Gnd), Halictus ligatus sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum cressonii (Gnd), Lasioglossum pectorale (Gnd), Lasioglossum versatum sn fq (Rb); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis (Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena arabis (Kr), Andrena barbilabris (Kr), Andrena ceanothi (Kr), Andrena cressonii sn (Rb), Andrena dunningi sn (Rb), Andrena erythrogaster (Kr), Andrena erythronii cp (Kr), Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena illinoiensis (Kr), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix (Kr), Andrena melanochroa (Kr), Andrena miranda (Kr), Andrena miserabilis bipunctata sn fq (Rb, Kr), Andrena nigrifrons (Kr), Andrena perplexa (Kr), Andrena persimulata (Kr), Andrena rugosa (Kr), Andrena sigmundi (Kr), Andrena thaspii (Kr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Podalonia luctuosa (OB)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus (Rb); Bombyliidae: Bombylius fascipennis sn (Rb), Bombylius major sn (Rb); Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina (Rb); Fanniidae: Fannia manicata (Rb)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (FV), Papilio marcellus sn (FV), Papilio troilus sn (FV); Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (FV), Vanessa cardui sn (FV), Vanessa virginiensis sn (Rb); Lycaenidae: Strymon melinus sn (FV); Pieridae: Anthocharis midea sn (FV), Colias eurytheme sn (FV), Eurema lisa sn (V), Nathalis iole sn (FV), Phoebis sennae sn (FV), Pontia protodice sn (FV)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis horatius sn (FV), Erynnis juvenalis sn (FV), Hylephila phyleus sn (FV), Poanes zabulon sn (FV)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera neglecta (McR), Acmaeodera ornata (McR), Acmaeodera tubulus (McR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Coccinellidae: Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Lv2)