Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Forked Aster
Aster furcatus (Forked Aster)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Graenicher; Eurybia furcata is a scientific synonym of this plant)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus vagans sn cp; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora terminalis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus pectoralis sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Epeoloides pilosulla sn; Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn cp; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys modesta sn, Coelioxys octodentata sn, Coelioxys sayi sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis cp, Megachile mendica sn, Megachile montivaga sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia atriventris sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn, Augochlora pura pura sn (Gr, WR), Augochlorella striata sn cp, Halictus spp. sn cp, Halictus confusus sn cp, Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus rubicundus sn cp, Lasioglossum albipenne sn, Lasioglossum coriaceum sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatum sn cp, Lasioglossum versatum sn, Lasioglossum zephyrum sn; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes minor sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes eulophi sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena hirticincta sn cp olg, Andrena nubecula sn cp olg, Andrena peckhami sn cp; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn; Melittidae: Macropis nuda sn
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius lapidarius, Ectemnius trifasciatus; Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes pepticus; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi; Ichneumonidae: Ichneumon laetus; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus, Ancistrocerus catskill, Eumenes fraternus, Euodynerus foraminatus, Parancistrocerus vagus; Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes fuscatus; Vespidae (Vespinae): Dolichovespula arenaria, Vespula vidua
Flies
Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fascipennis; Syrphidae: Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis dimidiatus, Eristalis flavipes, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis transversus, Helophilus fasciatus, Helophilus stipatus, Ocyptamus fascipennis, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus, Tropidia quadrata, Volucella bombylans; Tachinidae: Archytas analis, Cylindromyia carolinae, Cylindromyia dosiades, Gymnoclytia immaculata, Tachinomyia panaetius; Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaga sarracenioides; Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris; Muscidae: Graphomya maculata, Stomoxys calcitrans
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Phyciodes tharos; Pieridae: Colias philodice, Pieris rapae; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus, Satyrium calanus
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis; Noctuidae: Mythimna unipuncta
Beetles
Mordellidae: Hoshihananomia octopunctata fp
Plant Bugs
Alydidae: Megalotomus quinquespinosus; Miridae: Lygus lineolaris; Pentatomidae: Euschistus tristigmus