Flower-Visiting Insects
of Southern Marsh Yellow
Cress
Rorippa teres (Southern Marsh Yellow Cress)
(Short-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; this plant species could be Rorippa sessiliflora, which is more common in Illinois and has an appearance that is similar to Rorippa teres; all observations are from Robertson )
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada illinoiensis; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn fq, Augochlorella striata sn, Halictus confusus sn fq, Halictus ligatus sn, Lasioglossum albipennis sn, Lasioglossum cinctipes sn, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena cressonii sn, Andrena erythrogaster sn
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ectemnius lapidarius; Tiphiidae: Tiphia letalis; Ichneumonidae: Tryphon seminiger
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis arbustorum, Eupeodes americanus, Sphaerophoria contiqua; Tachinidae: Tachinomyia panaetius; Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaga sinuata; Muscidae: Limnophora narona