Flower-Visiting Insects
of New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; beetles feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, LaBerge, Krombein et al., Macior, Smith et al., Tuell et al., and Williams as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb, Gr, Tll); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervidus sn (Mc), Bombus fraternus sn (Rb), Bombus impatiens sn fq (Mc, Tll), Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb, Gr), Bombus impatiens sn (Rb), Bombus pensylvanicus sn cp fq (Rb, Gr, Smh), Bombus vagans sn cp (Gr, Mc), Psithyrus citrinus sn (Gr), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata/dupla (Tll), Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp (Rb, Gr); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus concavus sn (Tll), Triepeolus helianthi helianthi sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis sn cp (Rb), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (LB), Melissodes boltoniae sn cp (Rb), Melissodes dentiventris sn cp (Rb), Melissodes communis communis (Smh), Melissodes nivea sn (Rb), Melissodes rustica sn cp (Rb, Gr), Melissodes wheeleri (Smh); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn cp (Gr); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp fq (Rb), Megachile centuncularis sn cp (Gr), Megachile latimanus sn cp fq (Rb, Gr), Megachile petulans (Smh)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn (Gr), Agapostemon virescens sn (Gr, Tll), Halictus ligatus sn (Rb), Halictus parallelus sn (Rb), Halictus rubicundus sn (Gr), Lasioglossum admirandum (Tll), Lasioglossum coreopsis cp np (Rb), Lasioglossum leucozonium (Tll), Lasioglossum versatum cp (Gr); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes americana cp np (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus modestus modestus sn (Gr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena spp. (Tll), Andrena helianthi cp (Rb), Andrena simplex cp np olg (Rb, Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus compositarum cp np (Rb)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembecinae): Bembix americana (Rb)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiatus sn (Rb, Gr), Eristalis flavipes (Gr), Eristalis stipator sn (Rb), Eristalis tenax sn fp (Rb, Gr), Eristalis transversus sn (Rb, Gr), Eupeodes americanus fp np (Rb), Helophilus fasciatus sn (Rb, Gr), Syritta pipiens (Gr), Syrphus ribesii (Gr), Toxomerus geminatus (Gr), Toxomerus marginatus (Gr), Tropidia mamillata fp np (Rb); Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa decora (Gr), Exoprosopa fulvus (Gr), Sparnopolius confusus (Gr); Conopidae: Stylogaster biannulata sn fq (Rb); Calliphoridae: Calliphora vicina (Gr); Muscidae: Stomoxys calcitrans (Gr)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus (Rb, Gr, H), Limenitis archippus (Gr), Phyciodes tharos (Rb, Gr), Vanessa atalanta (Gr), Vanessa cardui (Rb), Vanessa virginiensis (Gr); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus (Gr); Pieridae: Colias cesonia (Rb), Colias philodice (Rb, Gr, H), Colias eurytheme (H), Pieris rapae (Gr), Pontia protodice (Rb); Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterias (Gr)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Hylephila phyleus (Rb), Polites peckius (Rb, Gr)
Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera (Rb, Gr), Helicoverpa zea (Rb); Sesiidae: Cisseps fulvicollis (Gr); Spingidae: Hyles lineata (Gr)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica undecimpunctata fp np (Gr)