Flower-Visiting Insects
of Missouri Gooseberry

Ribes missouriense (Missouri Gooseberry)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. Many of these insects are ineffective pollinators of the flowers, according to Robertson. Observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Krombein et al., Wilhelm & Rericha, and Discover Life as indicated below.)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp np fq (Rb, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq (Rb), Bombus bimaculatus sn (Rb, WR), Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb), Bombus impatiens sn fq (Rb, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn fq (Rb, Gr), Bombus vagans sn (Rb, Gr); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora ursina sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada cressonii sn (Gr), Nomada cuneata sn np (Rb), Nomada denticulata sn np (Rb), Nomada illinoiensis sn np (Rb), Nomada luteola sn np fq (Rb), Nomada ovata sn np (Rb), Nomada sayi sn np (Rb), Nomada sulphurata sn np (Rb); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia felti (DL), Osmia lignaria lignaria sn np (Rb), Osmia pumila sn (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn np (Rb, DL), Augochlorella striata sn np (Rb, Gr), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn np (Rb), Augochloropsis sumptuosa sn np (Rb), Halictus confusus sn (Gr), Halictus rubicundus sn cp np (Rb, Gr, DL), Lasioglossum albipenne sn (Gr), Lasioglossum connexum sn (Gr), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn np (Rb), Lasioglossum cressonii sn np (Rb), Lasioglossum foxii sn cp np fq (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum sn cp np (Rb), Lasioglossum laevissimum (DL), Lasioglossum macoupinense sn (Gr), Lasioglossum zephyrum sn np (Rb); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes atlantis sn (DL), Sphecodes clematidis sn (Gr), Sphecodes ranunculi sn (DL); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis sn (Rb, Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn (Rb), Andrena cressonii sn cp (Gr), Andrena dunningi sn (Rb), Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena illinoiensis (Kr), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix sn (Rb, Kr), Andrena milwaukeensis sn cp (Gr), Andrena nivalis sn cp olg (Gr, DL), Andrena pruni sn fq icp (Rb), Andrena rugosa sn (Rb), Andrena sayi sn fq (Rb)

Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus sn (Gr)

Flies
Bombyliidae: Bombylius major sn np (Rb, WR); Syrphidae: Eupeodes americanus fp np (Gr)

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn np (Rb); Papilionidae: Papilio marcellus sn (Rb)

Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (Gr)

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