Flower-Visiting Insects
of Northern
Gooseberry
Ribes hirtellum (Northern Gooseberry)
(Halictid bees suck nectar or collect pollen, Syrphid flies feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Graenicher; this plant species may have been Ribes oxyacanthoides, but it is uncommon in Wisconsin & Ribes hirtellum was considered a variety of it when Graenicher made his observations)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis sn, Bombus ternarius sn, Bombus vagans sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum coriaceus sn cp, Lasioglossum forbesii sn cp; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena milwaukeensis sn, Andrena vicina sn
Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes fraterna sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Platycheirus obscurus fp