Flower-Visiting Insects
of New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; other insects suck nectar or feed on pollen; observations are from Robertson, Moure & Hurd, Graenicher, Grundel & Pavlovic, Krombein et al., Knab, MacRae, Swengel & Swengel, Smith et al., Grundel et al., Discover Life, and Lovell as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Gnd); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus cp (Rb), Bombus griseocallis sn cp (Rb, Gnd), Bombus impatiens (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn (Rb, Gnd); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada articulata sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp (Rb), Megachile mendica (DL); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis spoliata (DL), Osmia conjuncta (Smh); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti sn cp (Rb, Smh)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea (MH), Agapostemon splendens (MH), Agapostemon virescens (MH), Augochlora purus purus (MH), Augochlorella aurata (Gnd), Augochlorella striata sn cp (Rb), Halictus confusus sn cp (Rb), Halictus ligatus (MH), Halictus parallelus (MH), Halictus rubicundus (MH), Lasioglossum cinctipes sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum forbesii sn (Rb), Lasioglossum foveolatum (Gnd), Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum truncatus sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp (Rb); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes cressonii sn (Rb), Sphecodes minor sn (Rb); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes eulophi sn (Rb, Kr), Colletes latitarsis (Kr), Colletes willistoni sn (Rb, Kr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn (Rb, DL), Hylaeus affinis/modestus (Gnd), Hylaeus illinoisensis (DL), Hylaeus mesillae sn (Rb, Gnd, DL); Melittidae: Macropis steironematis sn fq (Rb); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena brevipalpis (DL), Andrena ceanothi (Kr), Andrena crataegi sn cp (Rb), Andrena cressonii (DL), Andrena mendica (Kr), Andrena nigrifrons sn (Rb, Kr), Andrena spiraeana (Kr), Andrena virginiana (Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn (Rb, Kr, DL), Heterosarus pauper (Kr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Lestica confluentus (Rb), Oxybelus emarginatus (Rb), Oxybelus mexicanus (Rb), Oxybelus packardii (Rb), Oxybelus uniglumis (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachysphex acuta (Rb), Tachysphex belfragei (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris compacta (Rb), Cerceris compar (Rb), Cerceris clypeata (Rb), Cerceris finitima (Rb), Cerceris rufinoda (Rb), Cerceris rufopicta (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta (Rb); Vespidae: Polistes dorsalis (Rb), Polistes fuscata (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus (Rb), Eumenes fraterna (Rb), Euodynerus foraminatus (Rb), Leionotus ziziae (Rb, MS), Parancistrocerus fulvipes (Rb), Stenodynerus fundatiformis (Rb), Stenodynerus oculeus (Rb); Pompilidae: Anoplius illinoensis (Rb), Anoplius marginatus (Rb), Anoplius nigritus (Rb), Anoplius tenebrosus (Rb), Ceropales robinsonii (Rb), Poecilopompilus interrupta (Rb); Chrysididae: Hedychrum violaceum (Rb); Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis (Rb)
Sawflies
Argidae: Arge humeralis (Rb)
Flies
Culicidae: Unidentified sp. (Knb); Scaridae: Sciara atrata (Rb); Stratiomyidae: Nemotelus glaber (Rb); Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua (Rb), Eupeodes americanus (Rb), Orthonevra nitida (Rb), Paragus bicolor (Rb), Sphaerophoria contiqua (Rb), Syritta pipiens (Rb), Toxomerus geminatus (Rb), Toxomerus marginatus (Rb), Tropidia mamillata (Rb), Tropidia quadrata (Rb); Empidae: Empis clausa (Rb); Bombyliidae: Hemipenthes sinuosa (Rb), Villa lateralis (Gr); Conopidae: Physoconops brachyrhynchus (Rb), Stylogaster biannulata (Rb), Thecophora occidensis (Rb), Zodion fulvifrons (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas analis (Rb), Archytas aterrima (Rb), Copecrypta ruficauda (Rb), Cylindromyia euchenor (Rb), Gymnoclytia occidua (Rb), Linnaemya comta (Rb), Paradidyma singularis (Rb), Phasia purpurascens (Rb), Siphona geniculata (Rb), Spallanzania hesperidarum (Rb), Xanthomelanodes arcuatus (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Amobia aurifrons (Rb), Helicobia rapax (Rb), Sarcophaga sinuata (Rb); Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris (Rb), Lucilia sericata (Rb), Phormia regina (Rb); Muscidae: Limnophora narona (Rb), Morellia micans (Rb), Musca domestica (Rb), Neomyia cornicina (Rb); Fanniidae: Fannia manicata (Rb); Sepsidae: Sepsis violacea (Rb); Tephritidae: Dioxyna picciola (Rb)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (DL), Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn fq (GP, Sw), Satyrium acadicum sn (Rb), Satyrium calanus sn (Rb)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Achalarus lyciades sn (DL), Pompeius verna sn (DL), Urbanus proteus sn (DL)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Anthaxia flavimana (McR); Cantharidae: Rhagonycha scitula (Rb); Cerambycidae: Brachyleptura circumdata (Lv2), Brachyleptura vagans (Lv2), Clytus ruricola (Lv2), Euderces picipes (Lv2), Judolia cordifera (Lv2), Strangalepta abbreviata (Lv2), Trachysida mutabilis (Lv2), Typocerus sinuatus (Rb); Chrysomelidae: Brachypnoea tristis (Lv2), Diabrotica cristata (Rb), Diabrotica undecimpunctata (Rb), Pachybrachis infaustus (Rb), Triachus cerinus (Lv2); Curculionidae: Centrinaspis picumna (Rb), Centrinaspis strigicollis (Rb), Nicentrus lineicollis (Lv2), Odonotocorynus scutellum-album (Rb); Dermestidae: Cryptorhopalum haemorrhoidale (Rb); Elateridae: Limonius griseus (Rb); Meloidae: Lytta sayi (Lv2); Melyridae: Attalus scincetus (Rb), Attalus terminalis (Lv2); Mordellidae: Mordella marginata (Rb); Oedemeridae: Oxycopis thoracica (Rb); Mycteridae: Mycterus scaber (Lv2); Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus piger (Rb)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris rapidus (Rb), Lygus lineolaris (Rb); Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus (Rb)