Flower-Visiting Insects
of White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima (White Snakeroot)
(also called Eupatorium rugosum; bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb, Gr, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (WR), Bombus griseocallis sn (Gr), Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus vagans sn cp (Gr); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes boltoniae sn cp (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis sn cp (Gr), Megachile latimanus sn cp (Rb, Gr), Megachile mendica sn cp (Rb, Gr)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn (Gr), Augochlora pura pura (WR), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb), Halictus (or Lasioglossum) sp. sn cp (Gr), Halictus confusus sn cp (Rb, Gr, WR), Halictus ligatus sn cp fq (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum cattellae (WR), Lasioglossum coriaceus sn (Gr), Lasioglossum imitatum sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum laevissimum (WR), Lasioglossum obscurum (WR), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum zephyrum sn cp (Gr, WR); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes compactus sn (Gr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR), Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Pseudopanurgus andrenoides sn (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius maculosus (WR); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Ancistromma distincta (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus gibbosus (WR); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumonea (Gr); Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta (Rb, Gr); Vespidae: Dolichovespula maculata (Rb), Vespula germanica (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus (Rb, Gr), Euodynerus foraminatus (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes fuscatus (WR)
Flies
Culicidae: Aedes vexans (Gr); Scathophagidae: Scathophaga furcata (Gr); Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua sn (Rb, Gr), Eristalis arbustorum (Gr), Eristalis brousii (Gr), Eristalis dimidiata (Gr, WR), Eristalis stipator (WR), Eristalis tenax (Gr, WR), Eristalis transversus (Gr, WR), Eupeodes americanus (WR), Helophilus fasciatus (Gr), Paragus tibialis (Gr), Rhingia nasica (Rb), Spilomyia fusca (Gr), Spilomyia longicornis sn (Rb, Gr), Syritta pipiens (Gr), Syrphus ribesii sn (Rb, Gr), Toxomerus geminatus (Gr), Toxomerus marginatus (WR), Tropidia quadrata (Gr); Bombyliidae: Anthrax oedipus (Gr), Exoprosopa fasciata sn (Rb), Sparnopolius confusus (Gr); Tachinidae: Archytas analis (Gr), Estheria abdominalis sn (Rb), Gymnoclytia immaculata (Gr), Gymnoclytia occidua sn (Rb), Gymnosoma fuliginosum (Gr), Paradidyma singularis sn (Rb), Phyllomya cremides (Gr); Anthomyiidae: Delia platura (Gr); Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris (Gr), Lucilia sericata (Gr); Muscidae: Graphomya maculata (Gr), Musca domestica (Gr), Neomyia cornicina sn (Rb), Stomoxys calcitrans (Gr)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus (Gr), Phyciodes tharos (Gr), Speyeria aphrodite aphrodite (Gr); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus (Rb)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor (Gr)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis (Rb); Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera (Gr); Tortricidae: Grapholita interstinctana (Gr)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Cerambycidae: Euderces picipes (WR); Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittatum (Gr), Epitrix cucumeris (Gr); Curculionidae: Hypera punctata (Gr); Phalacridae: Olibrus semistriatus (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus lineolaris (Gr), Plagiognathus sp. (Gr)