Flower-Visiting Insects
of Sky Blue Aster
Aster oolentangiensis (Sky Blue Aster)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies & beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Reed, Hilty, Krombein et al., Grundel et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Re), Bombus fervidus (Re), Bombus impatiens (Re, Gnd, WR), Bombus vagans (Re); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina sp. (Re), Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes dentiventris cp olg (Re), Melissodes druriella cp olg (WR), Melissodes rustica (Re), Melissodes subillata (Re), Svastra obliqua (Re); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys rufitarsis sn (Re); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus (Re), Megachile relativa (Re, WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (Re), Agapostemon texanus (Re), Agapostemon virescens (Re, WR), Augochlora pura (Gnd, WR), Augochlorella aurata (Gnd, WR), Augochlorella persimilis (WR), Augochlorella striata (Re), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Re), Halictus confusus (Re, WR), Halictus ligatus (Re, Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum sp. (Re), Lasioglossum fuscipenne (Gnd), Lasioglossum lineatulum (Re), Lasioglossum pectorale (Re, Gnd), Lasioglossum pilosum (Re), Lasioglossum pruinosum (Re), Lasioglossum rohweri (Re), Lasioglossum vierecki (Re); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armatus cp olg (Re); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena asteris cp olg (Re), Andrena canadensis (Gnd), Andrena hirticincta cp olg (Re), Andrena nubecula cp olg (Re), Andrena simplex cp olg (Re, Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus nebrascensis (Re)
Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus sn (Re); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula maculifrons sn fq (WR)
Ants
Formicidae: Unidentified species sn np (Re)
Flies
Syrphidae: Epistrophe emarginata (Re), Eristalis arbustorum (Re, WR), Eristalis dimidiata (Re, WR), Eristalis stipator (Re), Eristalis tenax (Re), Eristalis transversa (Re, WR), Eupeodes sp. (Re), Helophilus fasciatus (Re, WR), Helophilus latifrons (Re), Sphaerophoria sp. (Re), Syritta pipiens (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (WR), Toxomerus politus (WR); Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa caliptera sn (Re), Sparnopolius sp. sn (Re); Conopidae: Zodion sp. sn (Re); Tachinidae: Archytas sp. sn (Re)
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias sp. sn (Re)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites peckius sn (H)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis sn (Re)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica sp. (Re), Luperaltica nigripalpis (Re, WR); Meloidae: Epicauta pennsylvanica (Re)
True Bugs
Alydidae: Alydus eurinus sn (Wm2)