Flower-Visiting Insects
of Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)
(according to Graenicher, all insects suck nectar; it is also possible that some bees collect pollen and some flies feed on pollen; all observations are from Graenicher)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervida, Bombus pensylvanica, Bombus ternarius, Bombus vagans; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora terminalis; Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus, Megachile melanophaea; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis producta, Osmia albiventris, Osmia distincta, Osmia simillima
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon melliventris, Agapostemon sericea, Agapostemon splendens, Agapostemon virescens, Augochlorella persimilis, Augochloropsis metallica metallica, Lasioglossum imitatus; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes aestivalis; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus modestus modestus; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena sp., Andrena miserabilis bipunctata, Andrena pruni, Andrena vicina, Andrena zabriskiei (Ashmead, MS)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila kennedyi; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus, Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus foraminatus, Symmorphus cristatus; Vespidae (Vespinae): Dolichovespula arenaria, Vespula vidua
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis anthophorina, Eristalis dimidiatus, Helophilus fasciatus, Helophilus stipatus, Tropidia quadrata; Conopidae: Zodion fulvifrons; Tachinidae: Archytas analis, Belvosia bifasciata, Tachinomyia panaetius; Calliphoridae: Phormia regina; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus, Megisto cymela, Phyciodes tharos; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Thorybes pylades
Moths
Noctuidae: Alypia octomaculata, Anagrapha falcifera, Pseudaletia unipunctata
Beetles
Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus piger