Flower-Visiting Insects
of Prairie Parsley
Polytaenia nuttalli (Prairie Parsley)
(Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar, other insects suck nectar; Moure & Hurd, Krombein et al., and Mawdsley have individual observations as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada illinoiensis sn; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata (MH), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Halictus confusus sn cp, Halictus ligatus sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp, Lasioglossum pruinosus sn cp, Lasioglossum tegularis sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis sn fq, Colletes inaequalis sn cp, Colletes simulans armata sn cp; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn fq, Hylaeus mesillae sn icp; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena crataegi sn cp fq, Andrena cressonii sn cp, Andrena forbesii sn, Andrena nasonii sn cp, Andrena ziziae sn cp fq olg (Rb, Kr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius atriceps, Ectemnius decemmaculatus, Lestica confluentus; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sceliphron caementaria; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata fq; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus campestris, Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus foramintus, Leionotus scrophulariae, Leionotus ziziae, Parancistrocerus vagus, Stenodynerus ammonia, Stenodynerus anormis, Stenodynerus histrionalis, Stenodynerus oculeus, Symmorphus albomarginatus; Tiphiidae: Tiphia inornata; Eurytomidae: Eurytoma sp.
Flies
Stratiomyidae: Allognosta obscuriventris, Nemotelus glaber, Stratiomys normula; Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua, Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Tropidia mamillata; Conopidae: Thecophora occidensis, Zodion fulvifrons; Tachinidae: Gymnoclytia immaculata, Gymnoclytia occidua, Leucostoma gravipes, Leucostoma simplex, Linnaemya comta, Phasia purpurascens; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata fq; Platystomatidae: Rivellia pallida; Chloropidae: Chlorops proximus, Liohippelates flavipes; Chamaemyiidae: Leucopis minor; Milichiidae: Pholeomyia indecora
Beetles
Cleridae: Phyllobaenus pubescens (Mwd); Curculionidae: Centrinites strigicollis
Plant Bugs
Rhopalidae: Arhyssus lateralis; Miridae: Lygus lineolaris; Pentatomidae: Euschistus ictericus