Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen or feed on floral tissue, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Macior, MacRae, Steury et al., Grundel et al., Lovell, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn (Rb, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus sn (Rb), Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb), Bombus impatiens sn (Rb), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb, Mc), Bombus vagans sn (Rb), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora ursina sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla sn (Rb, WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia belfragii sn (Rb), Synhalonia rosae sn (Rb), Synhalonia speciosa sn fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada articulata sn (Rb), Nomada denticulata sn (Rb), Nomada hydrophylli sn (WR), Nomada luteola sn (Rb), Nomada luteoloides sn (WR), Nomada ovata sn (WR), Nomada sayi sn (WR), Nomada superba sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys sayi sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile texana (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn (Rb), Osmia atriventris sn (Rb, WR), Osmia bucephala (Gnd, WR), Osmia collinsiae (SDO), Osmia distincta sn (Rb), Osmia lignaria sn (Rb), Osmia pumila sn (Rb, SDO, WR); Megachilidae (Stelidini): Stelis lateralis sn np (Rb, WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Chelostoma philadelphi sn np (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (WR), Agapostemon texanus (WR), Agapostemon virescens sn (Rb, WR), Augochlora pura (Gnd, WR), Augochlorella aurata sn np (Rb, WR), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (Rb, Gnd), Halictus rubicundus sn cp (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum cattellae (WR), Lasioglossum coreopsis (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn (Rb), Lasioglossum cressonii (WR), Lasioglossum fattigi (WR), Lasioglossum nigroviride (WR), Lasioglossum obscurum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum sn np (Rb), Lasioglossum platyparium (WR), Lasioglossum versans (WR), Lasioglossum versatum sn np (Rb); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes ranunculi sn (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena distans sn cp fq olg (Rb, WR), Andrena geranii sn fq (Rb, WR), Andrena illinoiensis sn np (Rb), Andrena polemonii sn np fq (Rb), Andrena wilkella (WR)

Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Tapinoma sessile sn np (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Camponotus pennsylvanicus sn np (WR), Camponotus subbarbatus sn np (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR), Lasius alienus sn np (WR), Prenolepis imparis sn np (WR); Formicidae (Myrmicinae): Crematogaster cerasi sn np (WR), Temnothorax curvispinosus sn np (WR), Temnothorax longispinosus sn np (WR)

Flies
Syrphidae: Helophilus latifrons fp np (Rb); Empididae: Empis distans sn fq np (Rb), Empis otiosa sn np (Rb), Empis pudica sn fq np (Rb)

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (Rb); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Rb)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis martialis sn (Rb)

Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn (Rb)

Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera ornata (McR), Acmaeodera tubulus (McR, Lv2); Byturidae: Byturus unicolor (WR); Curculionidae: Centrinites strigicollis (WR), Phyllobius oblongus (WR); Elateridae: Dalopius tarsalis (Lv2); Megalopodidae: Zeugophora varians (WR); Pyrochroidae: Pedilus lugubris (WR); Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus viridans (WR)

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