Flower-Visiting Insects
of Common
Chickweed
Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) introduced
(Insects suck nectar from the flowers; some short-tongued bees also collect pollen, as noted below; most observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Krombein et al. and Lewis as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada luteola, Nomada ovatus, Nomada sulphurata; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn, Augochlorella striata sn fq, Halictus confusus sn, Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum foxii sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum macoupinensis sn, Lasioglossum obscurus sn, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn fq; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena andrenoides andrenoides sn, Andrena arabis (Kr), Andrena cressonii sn cp icp, Andrena forbesii sn, Andrena illinoiensis sn, Andrena miserabilis bipunctata sn, Andrena personata sn fq, Andrena sayi sn
Wasps
Chalcididae: Conura torvina; Ichneumonidae: Delomerista novita; Sapygidae: Sapyga centrata
Sawflies
Tenthredinidae: Dolerus unicolor
Flies
Sciaridae: Sciara atrata; Syrphidae: Brachypalpus oarus, Cheilosia capillata, Eristalinus aeneus, Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis dimidiatus, Eristalis tenax, Eupeodes americanus, Platycheirus obscurus, Platycheirus quadratus, Syritta pipiens, Syrphus ribesii, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus fq; Tachinidae: Gonia capitata fq, Siphona geniculata; Calliphoridae: Cynomya cadaverina, Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata, Pollenia rudis, Protophormia terraenovae; Muscidae: Musca domestica, Myospila meditabunda, Neomyia cornicina; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata; Sphaeroceridae: Copromyza equina; Scathophagidae: Scathophaga furcata
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus; Pieridae: Pieris rapae (Lw)
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus