Flower-Visiting Insects
of Ohio Goldenrod
Oligoneuron ohiense (Ohio Goldenrod) introduced
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Solidago ohiensis. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, wasps suck nectar, beetles feed on nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue; observations are from Williams and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes druriella (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum tegulare (WR); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armata (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena nubecula (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sceliphron caementarium sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dominula sn (WR), Polistes fuscatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula maculifrons sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms, WR); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR), Luperaltica nigripalpis (WR)