Flower-Visiting Insects
of Tall
Coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris (Tall Coreopsis)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue, plant bugs suck nectar or gnaw on floral tissue, the damsel bug is a predator, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Petersen, Mitchell, Grundel & Pavlovic, Krombein et al., Grundel et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn cp (Rb, Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (Pt), Bombus fervidus (Pt), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens sn (Rb, Gnd, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn fq (Rb), Bombus rufocinctus (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (Gnd, WR), Ceratina dupla sn cp (Rb, WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (Gnd, WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus pusillus sn (Rb), Triepeolus concavus sn (Rb), Triepeolus distinctus sn (WR), Triepeolus donatus sn (Rb), Triepeolus lunatus sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis sn (Rb), Melissodes boltoniae (Mch), Melissodes coloradensis sn cp (Rb), Melissodes dentiventris sn (Rb), Melissodes nivea sn (Rb), Melissodes rustica sn (Rb), Melissodes tincta (WR), Melissodes trinodis sn (Rb, Gnd, WR), Svastra obliqua sn cp fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada graenicheri sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys alternata sn (Gnd); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis sn (Rb), Megachile inimica sayi (WR), Megachile melanophaea (Pt), Megachile montivaga sn (Rb), Megachile petulans sn cp fq (Rb, WR), Megachile pugnata (Gnd, WR), Megachile relativa (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (Gnd), Agapostemon splendens (Gnd, WR), Agapostemon virescens (WR), Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata fq (Gnd, WR), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (Rb), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (Gnd), Halictus ligatus sn cp fq (Rb, Gnd, WR), Halictus rubicundus (Pt), Lasioglossum coreopsis sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn (Rb, Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum pectorale sn (Rb, Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum pilosum sn (Rb), Lasioglossum tegulare sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp (Rb); Halictidae (Nomiinae): Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda (WR), Dieunomia triangulifera (WR); Melittidae: Hesperapis carinata (Gnd, WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena accepta sn cp (Rb), Andrena aliciae sn (WR), Andrena duplicata sn (WR), Andrena helianthi sn (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis (Kr), Calliopsis coloradensis sn cp (Rb), Heterosarus labrosiformis sn (Rb), Heterosarus solidaginis sn (Rb), Perdita bequaerti icp (Gnd, WR), Pseudopanurgus albitarsis (WR), Pseudopanurgus rugosus (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes ventralis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus gibbosus sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi sn (Rb), Ammophila nigricans sn (Rb), Ammophila pictipennis sn (Rb), Ammophila procera sn (Rb), Eremnophila aureonotata sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus sn (Rb), Stenodynerus anormis sn (Rb); Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculatum sn (WR), Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica incerta sn np (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiata fp (WR), Eristalis stipator fp (WR), Eristalis transversa fp (WR), Eupeodes americanus fp (WR), Syritta pipiens sn (Rb), Toxomerus geminatus fp (WR), Toxomerus marginatus fp (WR), Toxomerus politus fp (WR), Trichopsomyia apisaon fp (Rb); Bombyliidae: Geron vitripennis sn (WR), Lepidophora lepidocera sn (Rb), Poeciloanthrax alcyon sn (Rb), Sparnopolius confusus sn fq (Rb, WR), Systoechus vulgaris sn (Rb); Conopidae: Zodion fulvifrons sn (WR), Zodion obliquefasciatum sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Clausicella geniculata sn (Rb), Plagiomima spinosula sn (Rb)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (Rb), Phyciodes tharos sn (Rb); Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn (GP)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites themistocles sn (Rb)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn (Rb, Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata gnw np (WR), Diabrotica undecimpunctata (WR), Luperaltica nigripalpis (WR); Curculionidae: Odontocorynus scutellum-album (WR); Phalacridae: Olibrus seimistriatus (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris lineolatus (WR), Lygus lineolaris (WR), Plagiognathus politus (WR); Nabidae: Nabis roseipennis prd (WR)