Flower-Visiting Insects
of Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; beetles feed on nectar or pollen; other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Reed, Hilty, Grundel & Pavlovic, Swengel & Swengel, Grundel et al., Tuell et al., Williams, Wilhelm & Rericha, and Rightmyer as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn fq (Rb, Re, Gnd, Tll, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Re), Bombus auricomus sn (Rb), Bombus griseocollis (Re, WR), Bombus impatiens sn fq (Rb, Re, Gnd, Tll, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn fq (Rb), Bombus vagans (Re), Psithyrus ashtoni sn (Re), Psithyrus citrinus sn (WR), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus scutellaris sn (Re), Triepeolus distinctus sn (Rtm); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (Gnd, Tll); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn (Re); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus (Re)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata (Gnd), Augochloropsis metallica (Gnd), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus parallelus (Tll), Lasioglossum spp. (Re), Lasioglossum admirandum fq (Tll), Lasioglossum cressonii (Gnd), Lasioglossum heterognathum (Re), Lasioglossum leucozonium (Tll), Lasioglossum michiganense (Gnd), Lasioglossum pilosum (Re, Tll), Lasioglossum vierecki (Gnd, WR); Halictidae (Nomiinae): Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda (WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes mandibularis sn (Gnd); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armata cp olg (Re, Gnd); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Gnd); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena spp. (Tll), Andrena hirticincta cp olg (Re), Andrena nubecula cp olg (Re, WR), Andrena placata cp olg (Re); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus nebrascensis (Re)
Wasps
Scoliidae: Campsomeris ephippium sn (Re), Scolia nobilitata sn (WR); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculatum sn (Re); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes cruciferus sn (Re); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes fuscatus sn (Rb, Re); Vespidae (Vespinae): Dolichovespula arenaria sn (Re), Vespula vidua sn (Re); Braconidae: Chelonus sericeus sn (Re)
Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica incerta sn np (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn np (WR); Formicidae (Myrmicinae): Monomorium minimum sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiata (Re), Eristalis stipator (Re), Helophilus fasciatus (Re), Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Bombyliidae: Chrysanthrax edititius (WR); Tachinidae: Archytas sp. (Re)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos sn (WR), Vanessa cardui sn (Re), Vanessa virginiensis sn (Rb); Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn fq (GP, Sw)
Moths
Arctiidae: Ctenucha virginica sn (WR); Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis sn fq (Rb, Re)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus fq (Rb, Wms); Meloidae: Epicauta pennsylvanica fq (Rb, H)
True Bugs
Alydidae: Alydus conspersus sn (Wm2); Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii (WR)