Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Mistflower
Eupatorium coelestinum (Mistflower)
(This plant is also referred to as Conoclinium coelestinum. Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. All observations are from Robertson, except for a single observation by Rightmyer as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanicus sn cp, Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus pectoralis sn (Rtm); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn cp; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica sn cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn cp, Halictus ligatus sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatum sn
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus geminatus fp; Bombyliidae: Sparnopolius confusus sn; Tachinidae: Estheria abdominalis sn, Plagiomima spinosula sn; Muscidae: Stomoxys calcitrans sn
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn, Limenitis archippus sn, Phyciodes tharos sn; Pieridae: Colias philodice sn fq
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Euphyes vestris sn, Polites peckius sn, Polites themistocles sn
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis sn
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Rb)