Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies & beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Graenicher)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis sn cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn
Wasps
Perilampidae: Perilampus hyalinus; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis brousii, Eristalis dimidiatus, Orthonevra pulchella, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus marginatus, Tropidia quadrata; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax, Sarcophaga sp.; Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria, Lucilia illustris, Lucilia sericata, Phormia regina, Pollenia rudis; Muscidae: Stomoxys calcitrans; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura, Phorbia sp.; Scathophagidae: Scathophaga furcata; Chloropidae: Siphonella oscinina
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias philodice
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites peckius, Polites themistocles
Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittata, Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris rapidus, Lygus lineolaris