Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; beetle activity is unspecified; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Krombein et al. and MacRae as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson; Robertson's observations occurred during the spring)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada denticulata sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn cp, Halictus ligatus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn fq; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis (Kr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena arabis (Kr), Andrena barbilabris (Kr), Andrena ceanothi (Kr), Andrena cressonii sn, Andrena dunningi sn, Andrena erythrogaster (Kr), Andrena erythronii cp (Kr), Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena illinoiensis (Kr), Andrena imitatrix imitatrix (Kr), Andrena melanochroa (Kr), Andrena miranda (Kr), Andrena miserabilis bipunctata sn fq (Rb, Kr), Andrena nigrifrons (Kr), Andrena perplexa (Kr), Andrena persimulata (Kr), Andrena rugosa (Kr), Andrena sigmundi (Kr), Andrena thaspii (Kr)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus; Bombyliidae: Bombylius fascipennis, Bombylius major; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera neglecta (McR), Acmaeodera ornata (McR), Acmaeodera tubulus (McR)