Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild
Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; beetles and flies feed on pollen or suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, MacRae, Lisberg & Young, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla sn cp (Rb, WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada pygmaea sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica (WR), Megachile montivaga cp (Rb), Megachile rotundata (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti sn cp (Rb, WR), Heriades variolosa variolosa sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens (WR), Augochlorella aurata sn cp fq (Rb), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (Rb), Halictus confusus sn cp (Rb, WR), Halictus ligatus sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum anomalum (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii (WR), Lasioglossum ephialtum (WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum laevissimum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum tegulare (WR), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp fq (Rb, WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes dichrous sn (WR), Sphecodes heraclei sn (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis (WR), Hylaeus mesillae sn (Rb, WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena cressonii (WR), Andrena robertsonii (WR), Andrena wilkella (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Lestica confluenta sn (Rb), Lestica producticollis sn (WR), Oxybelus emarginatus sn (Rb), Oxybelus mexicanus sn fq (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris compacta sn (Rb), Cerceris rufopicta sn (Rb), Philanthus bilunatus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus sn (WR), Eumenes fraternus sn (WR), Leionotus ziziae (Rb, MS), Stenodynerus ammonia sn (Rb), Stenodynerus anormis sn (Rb), Stenodynerus histrionalis sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (Rb); Chrysididae: Hedychrum parvum sn (Rb); Braconidae: Vipio vulgaris sn (Rb)
Ants
Formicidae: Crematogaster cerasi sn (WR), Dolichoderus mariae sn (WR)
Sawflies
Argidae: Arge humeralis sn (Rb)
Flies
Stratiomyidae: Odontomyia virgo (WR); Syrphidae: Eristalis arbustorum (Rb), Orthonevra nitida (WR), Paragus bispinosus (WR), Sphaerophoria contigua (Rb, WR), Syritta pipiens (Rb), Toxomerus geminatus (Rb), Toxomerus marginatus (Rb, WR); Empidae: Empis clausa sn (Rb); Bombyliidae: Bombylius fraudulentus (WR); Conopidae: Zodion fulvifrons sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Cylindromyia euchenor (Rb), Gymnoclytia occidua (Rb), Phasia purpurascens (Rb), Uramya pristis (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Blaesoxipha hunteri (Rb), Helicobia rapax (Rb), Senotainia rubriventris (Rb), Sphixapata trilineata fq (Rb); Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina (Rb), Stomoxys calcitrans (Rb); Anthomyiidae: Calythea nigricans (Rb), Calythea pratincola (Rb); Milichiidae: Pholeomyia indecora (Rb)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala sn (WR), Phyciodes tharos sn (WR), Vanessa virginiensis sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Satyrium calanus sn (WR)
Moths
Zygaenidae: Harrisina americana sn (WR)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera ornata (McR), Agrilaxia flavimana (WR); Cerambycidae: Batyle suturalis (WR), Brachyleptura rubrica (WR), Euderces picipes (WR), Strangalia famelica solitaria (WR), Strangalia luteicornis (WR), Typocerus octonotatus (WR), Typocerus sinuatus sn fq (Rb), Typocerus velutinus (WR); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata sn (Rb), Diabrotica undecimpunctata fp (Rb); Curculionidae: Centrinites strigicollis (WR); Mordellidae: Mordella marginata (LY, WR); Rhipiphoridae: Macrosiagon limbata lgf (Rb, WR); Scarabaeidae (Cetonniae): Trichiotinus affinis (WR), Trichiotinus piger sn fp fq (Rb); Scraptiidae: Pentaria trifasciata sn (Rb)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris rapidus (Rb), Lygus lineolaris fq (Rb, WR); Rhopalidae: Harmostes reflexulus (WR); Thyreocoridae: Corimelaena lateralis (WR), Corimelaena pulicaria (Rb, WR)