Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis (Bunchberry)
(bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, while other insects suck nectar; all observations are from Barrett & Helenurm)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus perplexus, Bombus ternarius, Bombus terricola, Bombus vagans fq, Psithyrus sp. sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada sayi sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia proxima
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus, Lasioglossum spp. fq, Lasioglossum divergens, Lasioglossum quebecensis fq; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes spp.; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus basalis; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena miranda, Andrena sigmundi, Andrena w-scripta fq
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Crabro sp. sn; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus spp. sn
Sawflies
Cimbicidae: Zaraea americana sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Blera badia, Blera confusa, Blera nigripes, Chalcosyrphus curvarius, Chalcosyrphus inarmatus, Chalcosyrphus nemorum, Chalcosyrphus piger, Cheilosia sialia, Mallota posticata, Orthonevra pulchella, Parasyrphus relictus fq, Sphaerophoria bifurcata, Sphaerophoria longipilosa, Syritta pipiens, Syrphus rectus, Temnostoma alternans, Temnostoma balyras, Temnostoma barberi, Tropidia quadrata, Xylota sp., Xylota bigelowi, Xylota hinei; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major, Thevenemyia harrisi; Milichiidae: Paramyia nitens; Muscidae: Eudasyphora cyanicolor, Phaonia serva; Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaga nearctica
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn; Pieridae: Pieris napi sn
Beetles
Buprestidae: Anthaxia inornata; Cantharidae: Cantharis sp.; Cerambycidae: Acmaeopsoides rufula, Evodinus monticola monticola, Judolia montivagans montivagans, Pidonia ruficollis fq; Curculionidae: Anthonomus sp., Tychius stepheni; Elateridae: Dalopius sp.; Orsodacnidae: Orsodacne atra; Staphylinidae: Eusphalerum pothos
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lygus rufidorsus sn