Flower-Visiting Insects
of Pennsylvania
Smartweed
Persicaria pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Smartweed)
(bees suck nectar primarily, although some bees may collect pollen occasionally; flies and beetles suck nectar primarily, although some flies and beetles may feed on pollen occasionally; other insect visitors suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Hilty, Moure & Hurd, Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp (Rb, H); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis (Rb), Bombus impatiens fq (Rb), Bombus pensylvanicus fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus pusillus sn (Rb), Triepeolus donatus sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (Rb), Melissodes dentiventris sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (Rb), Megachile petulans (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea (Rb), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochlorella striata (Rb), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Rb), Halictus confusus (MH), Halictus parallelus (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum (Rb), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena asteris sn (Rb), Andrena simplex sn (Rb); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis fq (Rb)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes ventralis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius continuus sn (Rb), Lestica confluentus sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Ancistromma distincta sn (Rb), Tachytes aurulenta sn (Rb), Tachytes distinctus sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata sn (Rb), Eucerceris fulvipes sn (Rb), Eucerceris zonata sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans sn (Rb), Chlorion aerarius sn (Rb), Prionyx atrata sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus sn fq (Rb), Ancistrocerus antilope sn fq (Rb), Ancistrocerus campestris sn (Rb); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes annularis sn (Rb), Polistes carolinus sn (Rb), Polistes fuscatus sn (Rb); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula germanica sn fq (Rb), Vespula squamosa sn fq (Rb); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (Rb); Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta sn (Rb); Pompilidae: Anoplius americanus sn (Rb), Anoplius illinoensis sn (Rb), Anoplius lepidus sn (Rb), Aporus niger sn (Rb), Entypus fulvicornis sn (Rb); Ichneumonidae: Ceratogastra ornata sn (Rb)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus (Rb), Eristalis tenax (Rb), Eristalis transversus (Rb), Eupeodes americanus fq (Rb), Milesia virginiensis (Rb), Sphaerophoria contiqua (Rb), Syritta pipiens (Rb), Syrphus torvus (Rb), Toxomerus marginatus (Rb, WR), Toxomerus politus (Rb, WR), Tropidia quadrata (Rb); Bombyliidae: Sparnopolius confusus sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas analis (Rb), Archytas aterrima fq (Rb), Belvosia unifasciata (Rb), Chaetogaedia analis (Rb), Gymnoclytia immaculata (Rb), Linnaemya comta (Rb), Paradidyma singularis (Rb), Plagiomima spinosula (Rb), Spallanzania hesperidarum (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Ravinia anxia (Rb), Ravinia derelicta (Rb), Senotainia rubriventris (Rb); Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria (Rb), Phormia regina (Rb); Muscidae: Graphomya americana (Rb), Neomyia cornicina (Rb)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (H), Vanessa atalanta sn (Rb); Lycaenidae: Lycaena hyllus sn (Rb); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Rb), Pieris rapae sn (Rb), Pontia protodice sn (Rb)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites themistocles sn (Rb)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis sn (Rb); Noctuidae: Helicoverpa zea sn (Rb)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Rb, Wms)