Flower-Visiting Insects
of Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles feed on nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue, plant bugs suck nectar or feed on floral tissue, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Grundel & Pavlovic, Herms, Petersen, Swengel & Swengel, Lisberg & Young, Steury et al., Smith et al., Grundel et al., Williams, Wilhelm & Rericha, and O'Brien as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervidus (Pt); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (SDO); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada vegana sn (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (Gnd, WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidiellum notatum boreale (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile inimica sayi (WR), Megachile rugifrons (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata (SDO, Gnd), Augochloropsis metallica fulgida (WR), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Gnd, WR), Halictus confusus sn (Rb), Halictus ligatus (Gnd), Halictus rubicundus (Pt), Lasioglossum anomalum (WR), Lasioglossum ellisiae (Gnd), Lasioglossum floridanum (Gnd), Lasioglossum foveolatum (Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum imitatum sn (Rb, Smh, WR), Lasioglossum lineatulum (WR), Lasioglossum pectorale (Gnd), Lasioglossum pictum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum tegulare fq (Smh), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum vierecki fq (Gnd, WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes dichrous sn fq icp (Rb, Gnd), Sphecodes heraclei sn (WR), Sphecodes illinoensis sn (WR); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes mandibularis sn (WR), Colletes simulans miamiensis (Smh), Colletes solidaginis sn (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn (Rb), Hylaeus mesillae sn (Rb, Gnd), Hylaeus modestus (Gnd)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Stizus brevipennis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (Rb), Ectemnius dilectus sn (Rb), Lindenius columbianus sn (Rb), Oxybelus packardii sn (Rb), Oxybelus uniglumis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Ancistromma distincta sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Pemphredoninae): Mimesa denticulata sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Eucerceris zonata sn (Rb), Philanthus politus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila cleopatra sn (OB), Ammophila fernaldi sn (WR) Prionyx atratus sn (Rb), Podalonia sericea sn (OB), Sceliphron caementarium sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculatum sn (WR), Myzinum quinquecinctum sn fq (Rb), Paratiphia texana sn (WR); Pompilidae: Anoplius marginatus sn (WR), Anoplius nigritus sn (Rb), Aporinellus taeniatus sn (WR), Entypus fulvicornis sn (Rb), Episyron biguttatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus campestris sn (Rb, WR), Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dorsalis sn (Rb), Polistes fuscatus sn (Rb); Chrysididae: Hedychrum wiltii sn (Rb), Holopyga ventrale sn (Rb); Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis sn (Rb, WR); Mutillidae: Dasymutilla nigripes sn (WR); Ichneumonidae: Ceratogastra ornata sn (Rb)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dorymyrmex grandulus sn np (WR), Forelius pruinosus sn np (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica dolosa sn np (WR), Formica incerta sn np (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR); Formicidae (Myrmicinae): Monomorium minimum sn np (WR), Myrmica americana sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fq (Rb), Orthonevra nitida (Rb), Paragus bicolor (Rb), Paragus haemorrhous (WR), Paragus tibialis (Rb), Sphaerophoria contiqua fq (Rb, WR), Syritta pipiens fq (Rb, WR), Toxomerus geminatus (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (WR), Toxomerus politus (Rb), Trichopsomyia banksi (Rb); Bombyliidae: Chrysanthrax cypris (WR), Chrysanthrax dispar (WR), Chrysanthrax edititius (WR), Exoprosopa fasciata (Rb), Exoprosopa fascipennis (Rb), Villa alternata (Rb); Tachinidae: Gymnoclytia immaculata sn fq (Rb), Phasia aeneoventris sn (Rb), Phasia purpurascens sn (Rb), Trichopoda pennipes sn (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Amobia aurifrons (Rb), Helicobia rapax (Rb), Sphixapata trilineata fq (Rb); Muscidae: Morellia micans (Rb), Neomyia cornicina (Rb)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn fq (GP, Hm, Sw); Pieridae: Pontia protodice sn (Rb)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR), Luperaltica nigripalpis (WR); Curculionidae: Nicentrus lecontei (WR), Odontocorynus scutellum-album (WR); Mordellidae: Hoshihananomia octopunctata (WR), Mordella atrata (WR), Mordella marginata (LY, WR), Mordella melaena (WR)
Plant Bugs
Alydidae: Alydus eurinus (WR), Alydus pilosulus (WR); Coreidae: Chariesterus antennator (Rb); Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii sn (WR); Miridae: Lopidea instabilis (WR); Pentatomidae: Neottiglossa cavifrons (WR); Phymatidae: Phymata americana prd np (WR)