Flower-Visiting Insects
of Missouri Goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis (Missouri Goldenrod)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; some beetles feed on pollen & are non-pollinating, while others suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; one observation is from Williams as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus bifasciatus sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes boltoniae sn cp, Svastra obliqua obliqua sn cp fq; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn, Halictus confusus sn, Halictus ligatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum albipennis sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp, Lasioglossum tegularis sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes stygius sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae sn fq
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Ectemnius dilectus, Lestica confluentus, Oxybelus emarginatus, Oxybelus mexicanus, Oxybelus uniglumis; Sphecidae (Larrinae): Ancistromma distincta, Solierella inerme; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris clypeata, Cerceris compacta, Cerceris finitima, Eucerceris zonata, Philanthus ventilabris; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi, Ammophila nigricans, Ammophila pictipennis, Prionyx atrata, Sphex ichneumonea, Sphex pensylvanica; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus annulatus fq, Parancistrocerus vagus, Stenodynerus anormis, Stenodynerus histrionalis; Sapygidae: Sapyga interrupta; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta fq; Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta fq; Chrysididae: Hedychrum wiltii fq; Perilampidae: Perilampus hyalinus; Ichneumonidae: Ceratogastra ornata fq; Braconidae: Agathis simillimus
Flies
Syrphidae: Syritta pipiens sn, Toxomerus marginatus sn; Empidae: Empis clausa sn; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fascipennis sn fq; Conopidae: Zodion obliquefasciatum sn; Tachinidae: Gymnoclytia occidua sn, Gymnosoma fuliginosum sn, Phasia aeneoventris sn, Phorantha magna sn (Rb, MS), Plagiomima spinosula sn, Siphoplagia flaccidirostris sn (Robertson, MS); Sarcophagidae: Blaesoxipha hunteri sn, Gymnoprosopa polita sn, Helicobia rapax sn, Senotainia rubriventris sn, Sphixapata trilineata sn fq
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn (Rb, Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica undecimpunctata fp np; Meloidae: Epicauta pennsylvanica fp np fq; Rhipiphoridae: Rhipiphorus fasciatus lgf
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus