Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, MacRae, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb, WR), Bombus impatiens sn cp (Rb, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb), Bombus vagans sn cp (Rb, WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus remigatus sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes trinodis (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile campanulae (WR), Megachile relativa (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena chromotricha (WR), Andrena nubecula sn (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus labrosiformis labrosiformis cp (Rb)
Wasps
Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dominula sn (WR), Polistes fuscatus sn (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula maculifrons sn (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Syrphus ribesii sn (Rb)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn (Rb)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (McR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn icp (Rb)