Flower-Visiting Insects
of Red Elderberry


Sambucus racemosa (Red Elderberry)
(A scientific synonym of this shrub is Sambucus pubens. Bees collect pollen, other insects feed on pollen; observations are from Lovell and Gosling as indicated below.)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera cp (Lvl)

Bees (short-tongued)
Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena vicina cp (Lvl)

Flies
Syrphidae: Syrphus ribesii fp (Lvl)

Beetles
Cerambycidae: Evodinus monticola fp (Lvl), Molorchus bimaculatus bimaculatus fp (Gsl); Scraptiidae: Anaspis rufa fp (Lvl); Staphylinidae: Eusphalerum convexum fp (Lv2)


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