Flower-Visiting Insects
of Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes


Antennaria plantaginifolia (Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes)
(on staminate flowers, Halictid bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while beetles feed on pollen, as indicated below; other insects suck only nectar on staminate flowers; on pistillate flowers, all insects suck nectar; insect activity is unspecified when the flower gender is unknown; depending on the authority, this plant is either insect- or wind-pollinated; Antennaria parlinii & Antennaria fallax of some authors can be considered varieties of Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes; most observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Moure & Hurd, Evans, and MacRae as indicated below)

On staminate flowers:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata sn, Ceratina dupla dupla sn fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada cressonii sn, Nomada ovatus sn fq, Nomada sayi sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia pumila sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn cp fq, Augochlorella striata sn fq, Halictus confusus sn cp fq, Halictus ligatus sn cp fq, Halictus rubicunda sn fq, Lasioglossum foxii sn cp, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes antennariae sn, Sphecodes minor sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena andrenoides andrenoides sn, Andrena imitatrix imitatrix sn

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus, Orthonevra nitida, Paragus tibialis, Platycheirus hyperboreus, Platycheirus quadratus, Sphaerophoria contiqua fq, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus fq icp; Empidae: Empis otiosa, Rhamphomyia priapulus; Sarcophagidae: Amobia aurifrons, Helicobia rapax, Ravinia anxia; Calliphoridae: Cynomya cadaverina, Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata; Muscidae: Limnophora narona, Morellia micans, Neomyia cornicina; Chloropidae: Diplotoxa versicolor; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus; Pieridae: Colias philodice

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis juvenalis

Moths
Noctuidae: Caenurgina erechtea

Beetles
Dermestidae: Anthrenus scrophulariae fp; Oedemeridae: Asclera ruficollis fp

On pistillate flowers:

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata, Ceratina dupla dupla fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada integerrima, Nomada luteola, Nomada obliterata, Nomada ovatus fq, Nomada sayi fq

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata fq, Augochlorella striata fq, Halictus confusus fq, Halictus ligatus fq, Halictus rubicunda fq; Lasioglossum cinctipes, Lasioglossum imitatus fq, Lasioglossum pectoralis, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus, Lasioglossum pruinosus, Lasioglossum versatus fq, Lasioglossum zephyrus; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes cressonii, Sphecodes minor; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena andrenoides andrenoides, Andrena erythrogaster, Andrena forbesii, Andrena illinoiensis, Andrena imitatrix imitatrix, Andrena miserabilis bipunctata, Andrena nigrae, Andrena salictaria fq, Andrena sayi

Wasps
Chrysididae: Chrysura pacifica

Flies
Syrphidae: Paragus bicolor, Sphaerophoria contiqua fq, Toxomerus marginatus fq icp; Empidae: Rhamphomyia priapulus; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major; Tachinidae: Chetogena claripennis; Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus; Pieridae: Colias philodice

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis brizo

Flower gender unspecified:

Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla (Ev)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella persimilis (MH), Augochlorella striata (MH), Halictus confusus (Ev, MH), Halictus ligatus (MH), Halictus rubicunda (Ev, MH), Lasioglossum cinctipes (MH), Lasioglossum coriaceus (Ev), Lasioglossum foxii (MH), Lasioglossum imitatus (MH), Lasioglossum pectoralis (Ev, MH), Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus (Ev, MH), Lasioglossum pruinosus (MH), Lasioglossum versatus (MH), Lasioglossum zephyrus (MH); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes antennariae (MH), Sphecodes cressonii (MH), Sphecodes minor (MH) Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena crataegi (Ev)

Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera neglecta (McR)


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