Flower-Visiting Insects
of American
Linden
Tilia americana (American Linden)
(Halictid bees suck nectar or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; all observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn fq, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn, Lasioglossum forbesii sn, Lasioglossum illinoensis sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn cp fq
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumonea; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua, Eupeodes americanus, Orthonevra nitida; Tachinidae: Archytas aterrima, Tachinomyia panaetius; Calliphoridae: Calliphora vicina, Lucilia illustris, Phormia regina; Muscidae: Graphomya americana, Neomyia cornicina fq; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Melyridae: Malachius erichsonii