Flower-Visiting Insects
of Leadplant
Amorpha canescens (Leadplant)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; beetles suck nectar, feed on pollen, or gnaw destructively on the flowers; other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Reed, Petersen, Moure & Hurd, Krombein et al., LaBerge, Hilty, Mawdsley, Swingel & Swingel, Lisberg & Young, Tuell et al., Williams, Wilhelm & Rericha, and Stevens as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Re), Bombus bimaculatus (Pt, Re, WR), Bombus fervidus (Pt, WR), Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb, Re, WR), Bombus impatiens (Re, Tll, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn cp (Rb), Bombus ternarius (Re), Bombus vagans (Re), Psithyrus citrinus sn (WR), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina sp. (Re), Ceratina calcarata (Tll, WR), Ceratina dupla dupla sn (Rb. WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus lectoides sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada vegana sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidiellum notatum (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys galactiae sn (WR), Coelioxys octodentata sn (Rb), Coelioxys rufitarsis sn (WR), Coelioxys sayi sn (Rb, WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile addenda (WR), Megachile brevis brevis sn cp (Rb, WR, Stv), Megachile campanulae (WR), Megachile dakotensis (WR), Megachile frugalis (WR), Megachile gemula (WR), Megachile inimica sayi (WR), Megachile latimanus (Re, WR, Stv), Megachile mendica (Re), Megachile petulans (WR), Megachile rugifrons (WR), Megachile sculpturalis (WR), Megachile texana (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis cylindricus sn cp fq olg (Rb, Re, WR), Hoplitis pilosifrons sn (Rb), Hoplitis producta (WR), Osmia atriventris (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinata (WR), Heriades leavitti sn cp (Rb), Heriades variolosus (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon splendens (WR), Agapostemon texanus texanus sn (Rb), Agapostemon virescens (WR), Augochlorella aurata sn cp (Rb, WR), Augochlorella persimilis (MH, WR), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb, Re), Halictus confusus (Rb, Re, WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus parallelus sn (Rb, Tll), Halictus rubicundus sn cp fq (Rb, Re, WR), Lasioglossum sp. (Re), Lasioglossum acuminatum (Tll), Lasioglossum admirandum fq (Tll, WR), Lasioglossum albipenne (WR), Lasioglossum anomalum (Re, WR), Lasioglossum apocyni (WR), Lasioglossum cinctipes (Re, WR), Lasioglossum coreopsis (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum (MH, Re, WR), Lasioglossum ellisiae (WR), Lasioglossum ephialtum (WR), Lasioglossum floridanum (WR), Lasioglossum forbesii sn (Rb), Lasioglossum foveolatum (WR), Lasioglossum heterognathum (Re), Lasioglossum hitchensi (WR), Lasioglossum illinoense (Re, WR), Lasioglossum imitatum sn cp (Rb, Re, WR), Lasioglossum laevissimum (Re), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum lineatulum (Re, WR), Lasioglossum macoupinense (WR), Lasioglossum nymphaearum (WR), Lasioglossum obscurum (MH), Lasioglossum paradmirandum (WR), Lasioglossum pectorale (WR), Lasioglossum perpunctatum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum (Rb, Re, WR), Lasioglossum tegulare sn (Rb, Re, WR), Lasioglossum testaceum (MH), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp fq (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum vierecki (WR), Lasioglossum weemsi (WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum (WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes clematidis sn (WR); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aberrans (WR), Colletes albescens cp olg (LB, WR), Colletes eulophi sn cp fq (Rb), Colletes kincaidii (WR), Colletes mandibularis (LB, WR), Colletes robertsonii (LB); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR), Hylaeus affinis cp np (Rb, Re, WR), Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR), Hylaeus mesillae cp np (Rb, WR), Hylaeus modestus (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena commoda (Re), Andrena helianthi (Re), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena miranda (Re), Andrena quintilis cp olg (Kr), Andrena virginiana (Re), Andrena wilmattae (Kr, WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn (Rb, WR), Heterosarus parvus (Re), Pseudopanurgus albitarsis sn (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes ventralis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes distinctus sn (Rb), Tachytes pepticus sn (Rb, WR); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris sp. sn (Re), Cerceris bicornuta sn (Rb), Philanthus sanbornii sn (Re), Philanthus ventilabris sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi sn (Rb), Ammophila nigricans sn fq (Rb), Ammophila pictipennis sn (Rb), Ammophila procera sn (Rb, WR), Isodontia apicalis sn (Rb), Podalonia mickeli sn (Re), Prionyx atrata sn fq (Rb), Prionyx parkeri sn (WR), Prionyx thomae sn (Rb); Pompilidae: Sericopompilus apicalis sn (WR); Scoliidae: Campsomeris plumipes sn (WR), Scolia nobilitata sn (WR); Vespidae: Polistes dorsalis sn (Rb), Polistes fuscata sn (Re); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes fraterna sn (Rb), Euodynerus castigatus sn (WR), Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR), Stenodynerus anormis sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta sn (Rb), Tiphia illinoensis sn (WR), Tiphia infossata sn (WR), Tiphia subcarinata sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae: Camponotus americanus sn (WR), Forelius pruinosus sn (WR), Formica dolosa sn (WR) Formica incerta sn (WR), Formica lasioides sn (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn (WR), Formica subsericea sn (WR), Lasius alienus sn (WR), Lasius neoniger sn (WR), Monomorium minimum sn (WR), Myrmica AF-eva sn (WR), Myrmica AF-smi sn (WR), Myrmica americana sn (WR), Nylanderia parvula sn (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn (WR), Tapinoma sessile sn (WR), Temnothorax ambiguus sn (WR), Temnothorax texanus sn (WR)
Flies
Tabanidae: Chrysops sp. (Re); Mydidae: Mydas clavatus (WR); Syrphidae: Eristalis stipator (Re), Eristalis transversus (WR), Melanostoma mellinum (WR), Paragus bicolor fp np (Rb), Sphaerophoria sp. (Re), Sphaerophoria contiqua fp np (Rb), Toxomerus geminatus (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (Re, WR), Tropidia mamillata fp np (Rb); Bombyliidae: Anthrax irroratus (WR), Bombylius fraudulentus (WR), Exoprosopa fascipennis (WR), Geron vitripennis (WR), Hemipenthes sinuosa fp np (Rb), Paravilla separata (WR), Systoechus sp. (Re), Toxophora amphitea sn (Rb); Conopidae: Physocephala tibialis (Re), Thecophora sp. (Re)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (WR), Papilio polyxenes sn (WR); Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (WR), Speyeria cybele sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (WR), Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn fq (Sw), Satyrium edwardsii sn (Re); Pieridae: Zerene cesonia sn (WR)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis (Re)
Beetles
Anthicidae: Anthicus cervinus (WR), Notoxus subtilis (WR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus marginatus (WR), Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms, WR); Cerambycidae: Oberea tripunctata (WR), Strangalia famelica solitaria (WR), Typocerus octonotatus (WR), Typocerus velutinus (WR); Chrysomelidae: Acanthoscelides seminulum (WR), Brachypnoea puncticollis (WR), Brachypnoea tristis (WR), Diabrotica cristata fp np (Rb, WR), Diabrotica undecimpunctata (WR), Trirhabda adela (WR), Trirhabda borealis (WR), Trirhabda canadensis (WR); Cleridae: Phyllobaenus pubescens (Mwd); Coccinellidae: Hippodamia convergens (WR); Curculionidae: Odontocorynus scutellum-album (WR); Meloidae: Epicauta murina fp np (Rb); Mordellidae: Morella atrata (WR), Mordella marginata (LY, WR), Mordellistena convicta (WR), Mordellistena suturella (WR); Scarabaeidae: Popillia japonica gnw np (H, WR), Trichiotinus affinis (WR), Trichiotinus piger (WR); Scraptiidae: Pentaria trifasciata (WR); Tenebrionidae: Isomira sericea (WR)
True Bugs
Anthocoridae: Orius insidiosus prd (WR); Lygaeidae: Neortholomus scolopax (WR); Miridae: Adelphocoris lineolatus (WR), Lopidea davisi (WR), Lygus lineolaris (WR), Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus (WR), Plagiognathus politus (WR); Nabidae: Nabis subcoleoptratus sn prd (Wm2); Reduviidae: Sinea diadema prd np (WR); Rhopalidae: Arhyssus lateralis (WR)
Thrips
Aeolothripidae: Aeolothrips fasciatus fp prd (WR)