Flowering Plants Visited
by Bembix
americana
Bembix americana Fabricius: Sphecidae (Bembicinae), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, and Wilhelm & Rericha; this includes Bembix americana spinolae)
Acanthaceae: Justicia americana sn (Rb); Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias sullivanti [plab] sn (Rb), Asclepias syriaca sn (WR); Asteraceae: Arnoglossum atriplicifolium sn (WR), Aster drummondii sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn (Rb), Aster prenanthoides sn (Gr), Aster puniceus sn (Gr), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Boltonia asterioides sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn (WR), Cirsium discolor sn (WR), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb, Re), Eupatoriadelphus maculatus sn (WR), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (WR), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Gr), Helenium autumnale sn (Rb, Gr), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus strumosus sn (Gr), Heliopsis helianthoides sn (Rb), Ratibida pinnata sn (Rb, Gr, Re), Rudbeckia hirta sn (Gr, Re, WR), Rudbeckia laciniata sn (Rb, Gr), Rudbeckia subtomentosa sn (WR), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Solidago juncea sn (Gr); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr); Fabaceae: Dalea purpurea sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta sn (Rb)