Flower-Visiting Insects
of Meadow
Parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum var. flavum (Meadow Parsnip)
(Flowers are yellow; short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar, other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Krombein et al., Lindsey, and Graenicher as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson; information about oligolegy in bees is from Krombein et al.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada denticulata sn, Nomada sayi sn; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys sayi sn; Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora purus purus sn, Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata fq (Lnd), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn cp, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum laevissimus fq (Lnd), Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp, Lasioglossum tegularis sn cp; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes ranunculi sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes eulophi sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn fq, Hylaeus crataegi sn, Hylaeus illinoisensis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn fq, Hylaeus saniculae sn, Hylaeus sparsa sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn, Andrena crataegi fq (Lnd), Andrena cressonii sn cp, Andrena personata sn, Andrena thaspii (Kr), Andrena ziziae sn cp fq olg (Rb, Kr, Lnd); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus parvus sn
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius decemmaculatus, Lestica confluentus; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus unifasciatus, Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus foraminatus, Leionotus scrophulariae (Rb, MS), Parancistrocerus fulvipes, Zethus miscogaster; Gasteruptiidae: Gasteruption tarsatorius
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua (Rb, Gr), Meliscaeva cinctella fq (Lnd), Ocyptamus fuscipennis, Orthonevra nitida (Gr), Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Platycheirus obscurus fq (Lnd), Pseudodoros clavatus (Gr), Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus, Xanthogramma flavipes; Empididae: Empis loripedis; Conopidae: Thecophora occidensis, Zodion americanum; Tachinidae: Gymnoclytia occidua, Leskiomima prima (Rb, MS), Siphona geniculata; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax; Calliphoridae: Phormia regina; Sepsidae: Sepsis violacea
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus
Beetles
Cerambycidae: Euderces picipes; Chrysomelidae: Sennius cruentatus
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lopidea medius; Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus