Flower-Visiting Insects
of Common Dogbane

Apocynum cannabinum (Common Dogbane)
(Insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Moure & Hurd, Mitchell, Hilty, Krombein et al., MacRae, Grundel et al., Tuell et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below. These observations include var. glaberrimum, var. pubescens, var. sibiricum, var. hypericifolium, etc., of Common Dogbane. These varieties are treated as distinct species by some taxonomists, however they are very similar to each other and they tend to intergrade.)

With pollinia:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Rb); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis sn (Rb), Nomada articulata sn fq (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn (Rb), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes producta sn (Rb)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes ventralis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Isodontia apicalis sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (Rb)

Without pollinia:

Bees (long-tongued)
Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile rugifrons sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Stelidini): Stelis lateralis sn (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (Rb), Halictus confusus sn (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum sn (Rb); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis sn (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn (Rb); Melittidae: Macropis steironematis sn fq (Rb)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Astatinae): Astata unicolor sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi sn (Rb), Prionyx atratus sn (Rb), Prionyx thomae sn (Rb)

Flies
Scaridae: Sciara atrata sn (Rb); Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua sn (Rb), Eristalis dimidiata sn (Rb), Parhelophilus laetus sn (Rb), Sphaerophoria contiqua sn (Rb), Tropidia mamillata sn (Rb), Tropidia quadrata sn (Rb); Empidae: Empis clausa sn (Rb); Bombyliidae: Bombylius atriceps sn (Rb), Villa alternata sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn (Rb), Copecrypta ruficauda sn (Rb), Cylindromyia euchenor sn (Rb), Gymnoclytia occidua sn (Rb), Linnaemya comta sn (Rb), Spallanzania hesperidarum sn (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax sn (Rb); Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria sn (Rb), Phormia regina sn (Rb); Muscidae: Limnophora narona sn (Rb); Fanniidae: Fannia manicata sn (Rb)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Speyeria cybele sn (Rb); Lycaenidae: Satyrium calanus sn (Rb)

Beetles
Scarabaeidae (Cetonniae): Trichiotinus piger sn (Rb)

Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus sn (Rb); Miridae: Lygus lineolaris sn (Rb)

Pollinia presence unspecified:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn (Tll, WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada articulata sn (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys modesta sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile rugifrons sn (WR), Megachile texana sn (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinata sn (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn (MH), Augochlora pura sn (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata sn (Gnd), Augochlorella striata sn (MH), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (MH), Halictus confusus sn (MH), Lasioglossum admirandum sn (Tll), Lasioglossum coeruleum sn (WR), Lasioglossum versatum sn (MH); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. sn (Tll), Hylaeus affinis sn (Tll, WR), Hylaeus illinoisensis sn (Mch), Hylaeus mesillae sn (Tll), Hylaeus modestus sn (Tll); Hylaeus saniculae sn (Mch, Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena spp. sn (Tll), Andrena personata sn (Kr), Andrena quintilis sn (Kr), Andrena wilkella sn (WR)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus sanbornii sn (WR), Philanthus ventilabris sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans sn (WR), Prionyx parkeri sn (WR)

Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus sn (WR); Stratiomyidae: Hedriodiscus vertebratus sn (WR); Conopidae: Physocephala marginata sn (WR); Tachinidae: Gymnosoma fuliginosum sn (WR)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn (H)

Beetles
Anthicidae: Notoxus subtilis sn icp (WR); Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella sn (McR), Anthaxia flavimana sn (McR); Cantharidae:Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn (Wms, WR); Curculionidae: Acalyptus carpini sn (WR)

True Bugs
Alydidae: Megalotomus quinquespinosus sn (Wm2); Coreidae: Merocoris distinctus sn (Wm2); Miridae: Lygus lineolaris sn (Wm2); Thyreocoridae: Corimelaena lateralis sn (WR)

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