Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Waxy Meadow Rue
Thalictrum revolutum (Waxy Meadow Rue)
(Bees collect pollen, flies feed on pollen, the skipper searches the flowers in vain for nectar, plant bug activity is unspecified, and the bee assassin bug lurks in the flowers for prey; all listed insects visited plants with staminate flowers. The flowers of Waxy Meadow Rue are cross-pollinated by wind. Observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens cp np (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica cp np (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis spoliata cp np (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus rubicundus cp np (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceum cp np (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii cp np (WR), Lasioglossum paradmirandum cp np (WR), Lasioglossum smilacinae cp np (WR), Lasioglossum versatum cp np (WR), Lasioglossum viridatum cp np (WR), Lasioglossum zephyrum cp np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Melanostoma mellinum fp np (WR), Toxomerus marginatus fp np (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus exp np (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris np (WR); Reduviidae: Apiomerus crassipes prd np (WR)