Flower-Visiting Insects
of Pale
Dogwood
Cornus obliqua (Pale Dogwood)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; a bee-fly feeds on pollen, otherwise flies suck nectar; other insects suck nectar. Robertson refers to this shrub as Cornus amomum, which is an uncommon species that is restricted to extreme southern Illinois. However, it is morely likely Cornus obliqua which has a similar appearance and was considered a variety of Cornus amomum at the time; one observation is from Krombein et al. as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn cp; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia rosae sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis sn fq; Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn cp; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn cp fq, Agapostemon virescens sn cp, Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Halictus ligatus sn cp, Halictus parallelus sn, Lasioglossum forbesii sn, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp, Lasioglossum pruinosus sn, Lasioglossum tegularis sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus illinoisensis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena crataegi sn, Andrena cressonii sn cp fq, Andrena fragilis cp olg (Kr), Andrena heraclei sn cp fq, Andrena hippotes, Andrena imitatrix imitatrix, Andrena miserabilis bipunctata sn, Andrena nigrifrons sn cp, Andrena sayi sn cp fq
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Lestica confluentus, Oxybelus emarginatus, Oxybelus mexicanus; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris finitima; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi, Ammophila nigricans, Isodontia apicalis; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus, Euodynerus foraminatus fq, Euodynerus leucomelas, Leionotus ziziae (Rb, MS), Leptochilus republicanus, Stenodynerus anormis, Stenodynerus oculeus
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua sn, Chrysogaster antitheus sn, Eristalis dimidiatus sn, Eristalis stipator sn, Eristalis transversus sn, Mallota bautias sn, Myolepta nigra sn, Orthonevra nitida sn icp, Orthonevra pictipennis sn, Sphaerophoria contiqua sn, Syritta pipiens sn, Toxomerus marginatus sn; Bombyliidae: Anthrax albofasciatus fp; Conopidae: Zodion fulvifrons sn; Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn, Archytas aterrima sn, Belvosia bifasciata sn, Leschenaultia leucophrys sn, Linnaemya comta sn, Phasia purpurascens sn; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax sn, Ravinia anxia sn; Calliphoridae: Calliphora vicina sn, Lucilia illustris sn, Lucilia sericata sn, Pollenia rudis sn; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina sn; Anthomyiidae: Calythea nigricans sn, Calythea pratincola sn, Delia platura sn fq; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata sn fq
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, Phyciodes tharos, Speyeria cybele, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus, Lycaena hyllus; Papilionidae: Battus philenor, Papilio cresphontes, Papilio glaucus
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus, Polites peckius, Polites themistocles, Polites zabulon
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Curculionidae: Odontocorynus scutellum-album; Mordellidae: Mordella marginata icp