Flowering Plants Visited
by Colletes simulans
armata
Colletes simulans armata Patton: Colletidae (Colletinae), Hymenoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Evans, Reed, Graenicher, Betz et al., Grundel et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha. This bee is also referred to as Colletes simulans armatus and Colletes simulans. It is an oligolege of Aster spp. and Solidago spp., including goldenrod species that are classified as Euthamia spp. and Oligoneuron spp. and aster species that are now classified as Symphyotrichum spp. and other closely related genera.)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias lanuginosa [plup sn] (Btz), Asclepias tuberosa [plup sn] (Btz); Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn (Rb), Polytaenia nuttalli sn cp (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Asteraceae: Aster ericoides cp olg (Re), Aster oolentangiensis cp olg (Re), Aster pilosus sn cp fq olg (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Euthamia graminifolia sn cp olg (Rb, WR), Helianthus divaricatus (Gnd), Oligoneuron ohioense cp olg (WR), Oligoneuron rigidum cp olg (Ev, Re), Solidago sp. cp olg (Gnd), Solidago canadensis sn cp fq olg (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Solidago gigantea cp olg (WR), Solidago juncea cp olg (WR), Solidago nemoralis sn cp fq olg (Rb, Ev, Re, WR), Solidago riddellii cp olg (WR), Solidago speciosa cp olg (Re, Gnd), Solidago ulmifolia sn cp olg (Rb, WR); Polygonaceae: Persicaria hydropiperoides sn fq (Rb); Rosaceae: Spiraea alba sn (WR); Salicaceae: Salix humilis [stam sn fq] [pist sn fq] (Rb)