Flower-Visiting Insects
of Showy
Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Reed, Hilty, or Grundel & Pavlovic as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq (Rb, Re); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Re), Bombus auricomus sn, Bombus griseocallis (Re), Bombus impatiens sn (Rb, Re), Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans (Re), Psithyrus ashtoni sn (Re), Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus scutellaris sn (Re); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn (Re); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus (Re)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum spp. (Re), Lasioglossum heterognathus (Re), Lasioglossum pilosus (Re); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armata cp olg (Re); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena hirticincta cp olg (Re), Andrena nubecula cp olg (Re), Andrena placata cp olg (Re); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus nebrascensis (Re)
Wasps
Scoliidae: Campsomeris ephippium (Re); Tiphiidae: Myzinum maculata (Re); Vespidae: Dolichovespula arenaria (Re), Polistes fuscata (Rb, Re), Vespula vidua (Re); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes crucifera (Re); Braconidae: Chelonus sericeus (Re)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiatus (Re), Eristalis stipator (Re), Helophilus fasciatus (Re); Tachinidae: Archytas sp. (Re)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa cardui (Re), Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis (GP)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis fq (Rb, Re)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn fq; Meloidae: Epicauta pensylvanica sn fq (Rb, H)