Flower-Visiting Insects
of Blackhaw Viburnum


Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw Viburnum)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, as indicated below, flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Krombein et al., Steury et al., and Lovell as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada cressonii sn fq, Nomada cuneatus sn, Nomada illinoiensis sn, Nomada obliterata sn, Nomada ovatus sn, Nomada sayi sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halctidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn, Augochlorella striata sn cp fq, Halictus rubicunda sn cp, Lasioglossum cressonii sn, Lasioglossum foxii sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp, Lasioglossum tegularis sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes cressonii sn, Sphecodes dichroa sn fq, Sphecodes ranunculi sn, Sphecodes stygius sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis sn, Colletes thoracicus (SDO); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn, Andrena cressonii sn cp fq, Andrena dunningi sn, Andrena erythrogaster sn, Andrena forbesii sn cp, Andrena hippotes sn cp, Andrena imitatrix imitatrix sn cp, Andrena miserabilis bipunctata sn cp fq (Rb, SDO), Andrena nuda (Kr), Andrena perplexa (SDO), Andrena personata sn fq, Andrena pruni sn cp fq icp, Andrena rugosa sn, Andrena sayi sn cp fq

Wasps
Vespidae: Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus

Flies
Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys normula fq; Syrphidae: Blera umbratilis, Brachyopa vacua, Cheilosia capillata fq, Cheilosia hoodiana, Cheilosia punctulata, Chrysogaster antitheus, Eristalinis aeneus fq, Eristalis dimidiatus, Eristalis transversus, Helophilus latifrons, Myolepta strigilata fq, Orthonevra pictipennis, Paragus bicolor, Psilota buccata, Somula decora, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus; Empididae: Empis nuda, Empis otiosa fq, Rhamphomyia mutabilis, Rhamphomyia priapulus, Rhamphomyia sordida; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major, Bombylius fascipennis; Tachinidae: Archytas analis, Gonia capitata, Gymnosoma fuliginosum, Tachinomyia panaetius fq; Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata fq, Phormia regina; Muscidae: Graphyomya americana, Neomyia cornicina

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis, Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus, Strymon melinus

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis juvenalis fq, Erynnis martialis

Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe

Beetles
Staphylinidae: Eusphalerum convexum (Lv2)


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