Flowering Plants Visited
by Helophilus fasciatus


Helophilus fasciatus Walker: Syrphidae, Diptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Hannan & Prucher, Larson & Barrett, Schemske et al., Small, Wilhelm & Rericha, Cruden et al., and Soley)

Aceraceae: Acer saccharum [oozing sap] (Rb); Alismataceae: Sagittaria latifolia [unsp] (WR); Apiaceae: Erigenia bulbosa sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn (Rb), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Asteraceae: Ageratina altissima sn/fp (Gr), Antennaria neglecta [unsp sn/fp] (Gr), Arctium lappa sn/fp (Gr), Aster cordifolius (Gr), Aster drummondii sn/fp (Gr), Aster ericoides sn/fp (Re, WR), Aster furcatus sn/fp (Gr), Aster laevis sn/fp (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn/fp (Gr, WR), Aster lateriflorus sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster macrophyllus sn/fp (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster ontarionis sn/fp (Re), Aster oolentangiensis sn/fp (Re, WR), Aster pilosus sn fq icp (Rb), Aster prenanthoides sn/fp (Gr), Aster puniceus sn/fp (Gr), Aster salicifolius sn (Rb), Aster turbinellus sn (Rb), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn/fp (Gr), Doellingeria umbellata (WR), Euthamia graminifolia sn/fp fq (Gr), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Krigia biflora sn (Rb), Leucanthemum vulgare sn/fp (Gr), Oligoneuron rigidum sn/fp (Re), Senecio aureus sn/fp (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn fp fq (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Solidago speciosa sn/fp (Re), Solidago ulmifolia sn (Rb, WR); Berberidaceae: Caulophyllum thalictroides sn/fp (HP); Brassicaceae: Alliaria petiolata (CMS), Berteroa incana sn/fp (Re), Capsella bursa-pastoris sn (Rb), Dentaria laciniata (Shm), Lepidium virginicum sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos albus sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn/fp (Gr); Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium nutans sn fq (Rb); Elaeagnaceae: Elaeagnus umbellata (Sl); Ericaceae: Chamaedaphne calyculata (Sm), Gaylussacia baccata (Sm); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Smilacina stellata sn/fp (Gr); Melastomataceae: Rhexia virginica fsp np (LBt); Parnassiaceae: Parnassia glauca sn/fp (Gr); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn fq (Rb, Shm); Ranunculaceae: Enemion biternatum fp/exp (Shm); Rhamnaceae: Rhamnus lanceolata sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Amelanchier arborea sn (Rb), Aronia melanocarpa (Sm),
Crataegus coccinea sn (Rb), Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Crataegus mollis sn (Rb), Fragaria virginiana sn (Rb), Prunus americana sn (Rb); Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum americanum [pist sn] (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix discolor [unsp sn/fp] (Gr, WR), Salix humilis [stam sn fq] [pist sn fq] (Rb), Salix interior [stam sn] (Rb), Salix myricoides [unsp sn/fp] (WR), Salix nigra [stam sn] (Rb), Salix rigida [stam sn] [pist sn] (Rb); Smilacaceae: Smilax tamnoides hispida sn/fp (Gr); Verbenaceae: Phyla lanceolata sn (Rb)


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