Flower-Visiting Insects
of Winged Sumac

Rhus copallina (Winged Sumac)
(Observations apply to pistillate and gender-unspecified flowers. On pistillate flowers, all insects suck nectar. On gender-unspecified flowers, bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, and other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Grundel & Pavlovic, Krombein et al., Grundel et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)

On pistillate flowers:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn fq (Rb); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn (Rb), Coelioxys sayi sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica sn (Rb), Megachile texana sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti sn (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn (Rb), Augochlorella aurata sn (Rb), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn (Rb), Halictus confusus sn fq (Rb), Halictus parallelus sn (Rb), Halictus rubicundus sn fq (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum sn fq (Rb), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum sn (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum sn fq (Rb), Lasioglossum zephyrum sn fq (Rb); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes confertus sn (Rb), Sphecodes dichrous sn fq (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus illinoisensis sn (Rb), Hylaeus mesillae sn (Rb)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (Rb), Lestica confluenta sn (Rb), Lindenius columbianus sn (Rb), Oxybelus emarginatus sn (Rb), Oxybelus mexicanus sn (Rb), Oxybelus packardii sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes distinctus sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris fumipennis sn (Rb), Eucerceris zonata sn (Rb), Philanthus gibbosus sn fq (Rb), Philanthus ventilabris sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi sn (Rb), Ammophila nigricans sn (Rb), Eremnophila aureonotata sn (Rb), Isodontia apicalis sn (Rb), Sphex ichneumoneus sn (Rb), Sphex pensylvanicus sn (Rb); Sapygidae: Sapyga interrupta sn (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (Rb); Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta sn (Rb); Pompilidae: Poecilopompilus interruptus sn (Rb), Tachypompilus ferrugineus sn (Rb); Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus sn fq (Rb), Euodynerus foraminatus sn fq (Rb), Pseudodynerus quadrisectus sn (Rb); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes carolinus sn (Rb), Polistes dorsalis sn (Rb), Polistes fuscatus sn (Rb)

Flies
Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys meigenii sn (Rb); Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua sn (Rb), Eristalis arbustorum sn (Rb), Syritta pipiens sn fq (Rb), Toxomerus marginatus sn (Rb); Conopidae: Physocephala tibialis sn (Rb), Physoconops brachyrhynchus sn (Rb), Thecophora occidensis sn (Rb), Zodion americanum sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn fq (Rb), Copecrypta ruficauda sn (Rb), Cylindromyia fumipennis sn (Rb), Linnaemya comta sn fq (Rb), Phasia purpurascens sn (Rb), Trichopoda pennipes sn (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Ravinia anxia sn (Rb), Sphixapata trilineata sn fq (Rb); Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria sn fq (Rb), Helicobia rapx sn (Rb); Muscidae: Musca domestica sn (Rb), Neomyia cornicina sn fq (Rb); Anthomyiidae: Calythea nigricans sn (Rb)

Flower Gender Unspecified:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera fq (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens fq (Gnd, WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (Gnd, WR), Ceratina strenua (Gnd, WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus lectoides sn (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile inimica sayi sn (WR), Megachile mendica (Gnd, WR), Megachile petulans (WR), Megachile rotundata (WR), Megachile texana (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades variolosus (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (WR), Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata (Gnd, WR), Augochloropsis metallica fulgida (Gnd, WR), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (WR), Halictus parallelus (WR), Halictus rubicundus (WR), Lasioglossum bruneri (Gnd), Lasioglossum foveolatum fq (Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (Gnd), Lasioglossum macoupinense (Gnd), Lasioglossum pectorale (Gnd), Lasioglossum subviridatum (Gnd), Lasioglossum tegulare (WR), Lasioglossum vierecki (Gnd), Lasioglossum zephyrum (Gnd, WR); Halictidae (Nomiinae): Nomia nortoni nortoni (Kr); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes banksii sn (Gnd); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes mandibularis (WR), Colletes nudus (Kr, Gnd, WR), Colletes productus (Kr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR), Hylaeus affinis (Gnd), Hylaeus affinis/modestus (Gnd) fq, Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR), Hylaeus mesillae (Gnd), Hylaeus modestus fq (Gnd)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (WR); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata sn (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumoneus sn (WR), Sphex pensylvanicus sn (WR); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculatum sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR)

Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus mariae sn np (WR), Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica dolosa sn np (WR), Formica incerta sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR)

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis transversa (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Bombyliidae: Chrysanthrax cypris (WR); Conopidae: Physocephala marginata (WR)

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn (GP)

Plant Bugs
Alydidae: Alydus eurinus sn (WR), Alydus pilosulus sn (WR); Miridae: Lopidea instabilis sn icp (WR)

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