Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild
Dill
Perideridia americana (Wild Dill)
(Also called Thicket Parsley; short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar, other insects suck nectar; one observation is from Krombein et al. as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn, Augochlorella striata sn, Halictus parallelus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn cp, Lasioglossum cinctipes sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp, Lasioglossum pruinosus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis sn, Colletes eulophi sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn, Hylaeus floridanus sn fq, Hylaeus illinoisensis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn, Hylaeus saniculae sn, Hylaeus sparsa sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena personta (Kr), Andrena crataegi sn; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus parvus sn cp
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius continuus, Ectemnius decemmaculatus, Ectemnius rufipes, Lestica confluentus, Oxybelus emarginatus, Oxybelus mexicanus, Oxybelus packardii; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata, Cerceris compar; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Chalybion californicus, Sceliphron caementaria; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus foraminatus, Leionotus ziziae (Rb, MS); Tiphiidae: Methoca stygia; Pompilidae: Anoplius lepidus, Anoplius tenebrosus, Aporus niger, Poecilopompilus interrupta; Chrysididae: Hedychrum violaceum, Hedychrum wiltii, Holopyga ventrale; Eucoilidae: Eucoila impatiens; Figitidae: Neralsia armatus; Chalcididae: Brachymeria ovata; Perilampidae: Perilampus fulvicornis, Perilampus hyalinus; Ichneumonidae: Trychosis exulans
Flies
Ceratopogonidae: Atrichopogon fusculus fq, Atrichopogon websteri; Scaridae: Sciara atrata; Mycetophilidae: Epicypta scatophora fq; Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys meigenii; Bombyliidae: Anthrax albofasciatus; Empidae: Empis distans; Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua, Eristalis tenax, Eristalis transversus, Eupeodes americanus, Orthonevra nitida, Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens fq, Syrphus ribesii, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus fq; Conopidae: Thecophora occidensis, Zodion americanum, Zodion fulvifrons; Tachinidae: Belvosia unifasciata, Chetogena claripennis, Cylindromyia euchenor, Gymnoclytia immaculata, Gymnoclytia occidua, Paradidyma singularis, Spallanzania hesperidarum, Trichopoda pennipes, Zaira georgiae; Sarcophagidae: Amobia aurifrons fq, Blaesoxipha hunteri, Helicobia rapax fq, Ravinia anxia, Ravinia derelicta; Calliphoridae: Phormia regina; Muscidae: Graphomya americana, Limnophora narona fq, Morellia micans fq, Myospila meditabunda, Neomyia cornicina; Anthomyiidae: Calythea nigricans, Delia platura; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata; Platystomatidae: Rivellia pallida, Rivellia viridulans; Sepsidae: Meroplius stercoraria, Sepsis violacea fq; Chloropidae: Apallates coxendix, Chlorops proximus, Hippelates plebejus, Homaluroides mellea, Lasiosina approximatonervis, Liohippelates flavipes, Liohippelates pusio, Rhopalopterum soror
Beetles
Cantharidae: Podabrus tomentosus; Cerambycidae: Euderces picipes; Chrysomelidae: Altica carinata; Curculionidae: Centrinites strigollis; Histeridae: Phelister subrotundus; Mordellidae: Mordella marginata fq, Mordellistena limbalis
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus; Miridae: Lygus lineolaris