Flower-Visiting Insects
of Great Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea (Great Angelica)
(Bees mostly suck nectar and less often collect pollen; beetles and flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Moure & Hurd, Graenicher, Krombein et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (WR), Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla (WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada armatella sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochloropsis metallica fulgida (WR), Halictus confusus (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus rubicundus (WR), Lasioglossum anomalum (WR), Lasioglossum cinctipes (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii (WR), Lasioglossum ephialtum (WR), Lasioglossum illinoense (WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum laevissimum (WR), Lasioglossum perpunctatum (WR), Lasioglossum smilacinae (WR), Lasioglossum tegulare (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR), Lasioglossum viridatum (WR) Lasioglossum zephyrum (WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes illinoensis (MH); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR), Hylaeus affinis (WR), Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR), Hylaeus modestus modestus (Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena commoda (WR), Andrena crataegi (WR), Andrena cressonii (WR), Andrena forbesii (WR), Andrena fragilis sn (WR), Andrena hippotes (WR), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix (Kr, WR), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena miranda (Kr), Andrena nigrae sn (WR), Andrena persimulata (Kr), Andrena platyparia sn (WR), Andrena spiraeana (Kr), Andrena thaspii (Kr), Andrena vicina (WR), Andrena wheeleri cp (WR), Andrena wilkella (WR), Andrena wilmattae (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Lestica confluenta sn (WR), Oxybelus bipunctatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes fuscatus sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae: Camponotus noveboracensis sn (WR), Crematogaster cerasi sn (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Didea fuscipes (Gr), Eristalis flavipes (WR), Orthonevra pulchella (Gr), Syritta pipiens (WR); Bombyliidae: Villa alternata (Gr); Asilidae: Laphria thoracica prd (WR)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (WR); Nymphalidae: Libytheana carinenta sn (WR), Limenitis archippus sn (WR), Vanessa atalanta sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn (WR), Everes comyntas sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus marginatus (WR), Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (WR), Rhagonycha recta (WR); Coccinellidae: Coleomegilla maculata (WR); Dermestidae: Anthrenus fuscus (WR), Cryptorhopalum haemorrhoidale (WR); Mordellidae: Mordella marginata (WR), Mordellistena tosta (WR), Mordellochroa scapularis (WR); Scraptiidae: Pentaria trifasciata (WR)
Plant Bugs
Anthocoridae: Orius insidiosus prd (WR); Miridae: Neurocolpus nubilus (WR), Plagiognathus politus (WR), Tropidosteptes pubescens (WR); Thyreocoridae: Corimelaena lateralis (WR), Corimelaena pulicaria (WR)