Flower-Visiting Insects
of Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatoriadelphus maculatus (Spotted Joe-Pye Weed)
(Scientific synonyms of this plant are Eupatorium maculatum and Eutrochium maculatum. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen or gnaw on floral tissue, other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Lisberg & Young, Williams, Gosling, Voss, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (WR), Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus fervidus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus rufocinctus sn (WR), Psithyrus citrinus sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes trinodis (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile inimica sayi (WR), Megachile latimanus (WR), Megachile mendica (WR), Megachile rotundata (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (WR), Agapostemon virescens (WR), Augochlora pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bembix americana sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Stenodynerus ammonia sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Bombyliidae: Lepidophora lepidocera sn (WR), Lepidophora lutea sn (WR)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (WR); Nymphalidae: Boloria bellona sn (V), Boloria selene sn (V), Cercyonis pegala sn (V), Danaus plexippus sn (V, WR), Junonia coenia sn (WR), Limenitis archippus sn (V, WR), Limenitis arthemis arthemis sn (V), Limenitis arthemis astyanax sn (V), Nymphalis milberti sn (V), Phyciodes tharos sn (WR), Polygonia faunus sn (V), Speyeria aphrodite sn (V), Speyeria atlantis sn (V), Speyeria cybele sn (V), Vanessa atalanta sn (WR), Vanessa virginiensis sn (V); Lycaenidae: Satyrium acadica sn (V); Pieridae: Colias eurytheme sn (V)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Atalopedes campestris sn (WR), Epargyreus clarus sn (WR), Euphyes dion sn (WR), Euphyes vestris metacomet sn (V), Hesperia leonardus sn (V), Hylephila phyleus sn (WR), Polites peckius sn (WR), Polites themistocles sn (WR), Wallengrenia egeremet sn (V)
Moths
Yponomeutidae: Atteva punctella sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Cerambycidae: Stictoleptura canadensis canadensis (Gsl); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR); Mordellidae: Mordella marginata (LY, WR); Phalacridae: Olibrus semistriatus (WR)