Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Midwest Rose
Rosa × medioccidentalis (Midwest Rose)
(Bees collect pollen, ants explore the flowers in vain for nectar, flies feed on pollen; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha. This rose is a naturally occurring hybrid of Rosa carolina and Rosa arkansana.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus cp (WR), Bombus griseocollis cp (WR), Bombus impatiens cp (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata cp (WR), Ceratina dupla cp (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi cp (WR), Ceratina strenua cp (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum leucocomum cp (WR), Lasioglossum vierecki cp (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis cp (WR), Hylaeus illinoisensis cp (WR), Hylaeus mesillae cp (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena cressonii cp (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Myrmicinae): Monomorium minimum exp np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Lejops lineatus fp (WR), Toxomerus marginatus fp (WR)