Flower-Visiting Insects
of Yellow Rocket


Barbarea vulgaris (Yellow Rocket) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Krombein et al., Lewis, Hilty, Wilhelm & Rericha, and O'Brien as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus (WR), Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina mikmaqi (WR); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada denticulata sn (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata (WR), Halictus confusus (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Halictus rubicundus (WR), Lasioglossum paradmirandum (WR), Lasioglossum perpunctatum (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena arabis cp (Kr, WR), Andrena ceanothi (Kr), Andrena erigeniae sn (Kr), Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix (Kr), Andrena integra (Kr), Andrena miranda (Kr), Andrena nasonii (WR), Andrena nigrifrons (Kr), Andrena rugosa (Kr), Andrena sigmundi (Kr), Andrena spiraeana (Kr), Andrena ziziae (Kr)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Podalonia luctuosa sn (OB)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa atalanta sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn (WR), Everes comyntas sn (WR); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (WR), Pieris rapae sn (H, Lw, WR)

Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (WR)


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