Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Drummond's Aster
Aster drummondii (Drummond's Aster)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. Some observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Graenicher. A scientific synonym of this plant is Symphotrichum drummondii.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn (Gr, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis sn cp, Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn, Bombus vagans sn cp (Gr, WR), Psithyrus citrinus sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla sn cp (Gr, WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes druriella (WR), Melissodes rustica sn cp; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis sn cp, Megachile mendica sn (Gr, WR), Megachile relativa (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn, Agapostemon virescens sn, Augochlora pura (WR), Augochlorella striata sn cp, Halictus (or Lasioglossum) sp., Halictus confusus sn (Gr, WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus rubicundus sn (Gr, WR), Lasioglossum connexum sn, Lasioglossum coriaceum sn, Lasioglossum cressonii sn (Gr, WR), Lasioglossum hitchensi (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum sn, Lasioglossum versatum sn cp, Lasioglossum zephyrum sn; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes davisii sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes compactus sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena asteris sn cp olg, Andrena hirticincta sn cp olg, Andrena nubecula sn olg, Andrena simplex cp olg (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn, Pseudopanurgus compositarum (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bembix americana; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus bilunatus, Philanthus gibbosus; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi, Isodontia philadelphica; Ichneumonidae: Dolichomitus pteralas; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus, Ancistrocerus antilope, Symmorphus cristatus
Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica neogagates sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR), Lasius alienus sn np (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn np (WR)
Flies
Bombyliidae: Sparnopolius confusus; Conopidae: Thecophora occidensis; Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus, Eristalis anthophorina, Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis brousii, Eristalis dimidiata (Gr, WR), Eristalis flavipes, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis transversa, Helophilus fasciatus, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Spilomyia sayi, Syritta pipiens (Gr, WR), Syrphus ribesii, Syrphus torvus, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus (Gr, WR); Tachinidae: Archytas analis, Linnaemya comta, Phasia aeneoventris, Phyllomya cremides, Tachinomyia panaetius; Sarcophagidae: Sphixapata trilineata; Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria, Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata, Pollenia rudis; Muscidae: Graphomya maculata, Musca domestica, Neomyia cornicina, Stomoxys calcitrans; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus, Polygonia comma, Vanessa virginiensis; Pieridae: Pieris rapae, Pontia protodice
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites themistocles
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis; Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera, Mythimna unipuncta
Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris