Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Swamp Goldenrod
Solidago patula (Swamp Goldenrod)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, while wasps suck nectar; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn/cp (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn/cp (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn/cp (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn/cp (WR), Megachile latimanus sn/cp (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus ligatus sn/cp (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus sn (WR), Sphecius speciosus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius maculosus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumoneus sn (WR), Sphex pensylvanicus sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus sn (WR), Stenodynerus ammonia sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dominula sn (WR), Polistes fuscatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Dolichovespula maculata sn (WR), Vespula maculifrons sn (WR)