Flowering Plants Visited
by Andrena simplex


Andrena simplex Smith: Andrenidae (Andreninae), Hymenoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Reed, Krombein et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha. This insect is an oligolege of Aster spp. and Solidago spp.; Oligoneuron spp. and Euthamia spp. were regarded formerly as Solidago spp. Aster species in North America are now classified as Symphyotrichum spp. and closely related genera. A scientific synonym of this bee is Andrena solidaginis.)

Asteraceae: Amphiachyris dracunculoides (Kr), Aster anomalus sn cp olg (Rb, Kr), Aster drummondii cp olg (WR), Aster ericoides cp olg (Re, Kr), Aster lanceolatus sn cp olg (Rb, Re, Kr, WR), Aster lateriflorus sn cp olg (Rb, Kr), Aster novae-angliae cp np olg (Rb, Kr), Aster oolentangiensis cp olg (Re, Kr), Aster pilosus sn cp fq olg (Rb, Kr), Aster salicifolius sn cp olg (Rb, Kr), Boltonia asterioides sn cp fq icp (Rb), Eupatorium perfoliatum (Kr), Euthamia graminifolia sn cp olg (Rb, Kr, WR), Helianthus tuberosus (Kr), Oligoneuron rigidum cp olg (Re, Kr, WR), Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sn (Rb), Solidago canadensis sn cp icp (Rb, WR), Solidago gigantea cp olg (Kr, WR), Solidago juncea cp olg (WR), Solidago nemoralis cp olg (Re, Kr, WR), Solidago ulmifolia sn cp fq olg (Rb, Kr, WR); Polygonaceae: Fallopia scandens sn (Rb, Kr), Persicaria hydropiperoides sn (Kr), Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb)


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