Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild Chervil


Chaerophyllum procumbens (Wild Chervil)
(Short-tongued bees suck nectar and less often collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; two observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)

Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada obliterata sn, Nomada sayi sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura sn, Augochlorella striata sn, Halictus rubicundus sn fq, Lasioglossum cressonii sn, Lasioglossum imitatum sn, Lasioglossum macoupinense sn, Lasioglossum obscurum sn (Rb, WR), Lasioglossum versatum sn; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes ranunculi sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn, Andrena nasonii sn cp, Andrena ziziae sn

Wasps
Eulophidae: Chrysocharis oscinidis; Ichneumonidae: Agrothereutes abbreviator, Gambrus apicatus

Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Lasius alienus sn np (WR)

Flies
Simuliidae: Cnephia pecuarum; Syrphidae: Cheilosia hoodiana, Eupeodes americanus, Orthonevra nitida, Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Pipiza femoralis, Psilota buccata, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syrphus ribesii, Syrphus torvus, Toxomerus geminatus icp, Toxomerus marginatus, Trichopsomyia apisaon; Phoridae: Phora aterrima; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax; Muscidae: Myospila meditabunda, Neomyia cornicina; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata; Sepsidae: Sepsis violacea; Chloropidae: Elachiptera costata, Liohippelates flavipes, Rhopalopterum soror

Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittatum, Glyptina spuria, Mantura chrysanthemi; Pyrochroidae: Pedilus terminalis


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