Flower-Visiting Insects
of Little-leaved Linden


Tilia cordata (Little-leaved Linden) introduced
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles and flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Anderson.)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Adn); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Adn), Bombus bimaculatus (Adn), Bombus impatiens fq (Adn), Bombus perplexus fq (Adn), Bombus terricola fq (Adn); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada sp. sn (Adn); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile texana (Adn)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus rubicundus (Adn), Lasioglossum sp. (Adn), Lasioglossum apokense (Adn), Lasioglossum bruneri (Adn), Lasioglossum cinctipes (Adn), Lasioglossum pilosum (Adn), Lasioglossum viridatum (Adn); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (Adn); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena crataegi fq (Adn), Andrena hippotes (Adn), Andrena nigrifrons (Adn), Andrena vicina (Adn), Andrena wilkella (Adn)

Wasps
Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes fuscatus sn (Adn)

Flies
Tabanidae: Chrysops geminatus (Adn); Syrphidae: Eristalis bardus (Adn), Eristalis dimidiata fq (Adn), Eristalis tenax (Adn), Eristalis transversa (Adn), Mallota posticata (Adn); Tachinidae: Unidentified sp. (Adn); Sarcophagidae: Acanthodotheca excisa (Adn)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Unidentified sp. sn (Adn)

Moths
Arctiidae: Ctenucha virginica sn (Adn), Halsidota tesselaris sn (Adn); Geometridae: Pleuroprucha insularia sn (Adn), Tetracis cachexiata sn (Adn); Noctuidae: Mythimna unipuncta sn (Adn), Orthodes cynica sn (Adn), Peridroma saucia sn (Adn); Sesiidae: Unidentified sp. sn

Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus sp. (Adn); Cerambycidae: Strangalia acuminata (Adn); Coccinellidae: Adalia bipunctata (Adn); Scarabaeidae: Anomala lucicola (Adn), Popillia japonica (Adn); Stenotrachelidae: Cephaloon lepturides (Adn)

True Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii (Adn); Miridae: Adelphocoris lineolatus (Adn), Neolygus sp. (Adn), Neurocolpus tiliae (Adn)


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