Flower-Visiting Insects
of Flat-topped Aster
Doellingeria umbellata (Flat-topped Aster)
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Aster umbellatus. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Grundel et al., Williams, Lovell, and Wilhelm & Rericha.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera fq (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus ternarius (WR), Psithyrus citrinus sn (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes druiella (WR), Melissodes trinodis (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys modesta sn (WR), Coelioxys octodentata sn (WR), Coelioxys rufitarsis sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile inimica sayi (WR), Megachile latimanus (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinata (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (Gnd, WR), Augochlorella aurata (Gnd, WR), Halictus confusus (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus rubicundus (WR), Lasioglossum athabascence (WR), Lasioglossum cinctipes (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii (Gnd), Lasioglossum ellisiae (WR), Lasioglossum fuscipenne (Gnd), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum tegulare (WR), Lasioglossum versans (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR), Hylaeus mesillae (Gnd, WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena nubecula cp olg (WR), Andrena placata cp olg (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Perdita octomaculata cp olg (WR), Pseudopanurgus andrenoides cp olg (WR), Pseudopanurgus nebrascensis (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Saygorytes phaleratus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (WR), Lestica producticollis sn (WR); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata sn (WR), Cerceris insolita sn (WR), Philanthus gibbosus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila cleopatra sn (WR), Isodontia mexicana sn (WR), Isodontia philadelphica sn (WR), Prionyx parkeri sn (WR), Sphex ichneumoneus sn (WR), Sphex pensylvanicus sn (WR); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculatum sn (WR), Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus sn (WR), Ancistrocerus antilope sn (WR), Eumenes fraternus sn (WR), Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR), Parancistrocerus pedestris sn (WR), Stenodynerus fundatiformis gonosceles sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dominula sn (WR), Polistes fuscatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Dolichovespula maculata sn (WR), Vespula vidua sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica glacialis sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiata (WR), Eristalis stipator (WR), Eristalis transversa (WR), Helophilus fasciatus (WR), Milesia virginiensis (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Bombyliidae: Anthrax irroratus (WR), Sparnopolius confusus sn (WR); Conopidae: Physocephala tibialis sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Atalopedes campestris sn (WR), Epargyreus clarus sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms, WR); Chrysomelidae: Diachus auratus (Lv2); Curculionidae: Odontocorynus scutellum-album (WR); Meloidae: Epicauta pennsylvanica (WR); Phalacridae: Olibrus semistriatus (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygocoris omnivagus (WR)