Flower-Visiting Insects
of Rough-leaved Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa (Rough-leaved Goldenrod)
(Bees suck nectar and/or feed on pollen, beetles feed on nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue. Observations are from Grundel et al., Lovell, and Wilhelm & Rericha. Information is limited.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (Gnd, WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina strenua (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Gnd), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum platyparium (Gnd); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Gnd)
Beetles
Carabidae: Lebia ornata (Lv2); Cerambycidae: Saperda candida (Lv2); Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittatum (Lv2); Curculionidae: Geraeus picumnus (WR)