Flower-Visiting Insects
of Swamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum (Swamp Thistle)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue, plant bugs suck nectar or gnaw on floral tissue, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Williams, Voss, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (WR), Bombus auricomus (WR), Bombus fervidus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus vagans (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus donatus sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes desponsa cp olg fq (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus (WR), Megachile montivaga (WR), Megachile pugnata (WR), Megachile relativa (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum ephialtum (WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum leucozonium (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum (WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila urnaria sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dominula sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus mariae sn np (WR), Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (V, WR), Papilio polyxenes asterias sn (WR); Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (WR), Phyciodes tharos sn (WR), Speyeria cybele sn (V, WR), Vanessa atalanta sn (WR), Vanessa cardui sn (WR), Vanessa virginiensis sn (V)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Atalopedes campestris sn (WR), Euphyes conspicua sn (WR), Euphyes vestris metacomet sn (V), Hesperia leonardus sn (V), Polites peckius sn (WR), Polites themistocles sn (WR)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn (WR), Hyles lineata sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae:Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica barberi (WR), Diabrotica cristata (WR), Diabrotica undecimpunctata (WR), Diabrotica virgifera (WR), Luperaltica nigripalpis (WR), Metrioidea convexa (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (WR), Plagiognathus politus (WR)