Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Nodding Thistle
Carduus nutans (Nodding Thistle) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, butterflies and skippers suck nectar, beetles feed on nectar or pollen; observations are from MacRae, Kopper et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile relativa (WR)Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochorella aurata (WR), Augochlorella persimilis (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR)Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (WR), Speyeria idalia sn (KMC), Vanessa atalanta sn (WR), Vanessa cardui sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn (WR)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (McR); Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus viridens (WR)