Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild
Geranium
Geranium maculatum (Wild Geranium)
(Short-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen; flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Macior and MacRae as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn (Rb, Mc), Bombus vagans sn, Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora ursina sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia belfragii sn, Synhalonia rosae sn, Synhalonia speciosa sn fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada articulata sn, Nomada denticulata sn, Nomada luteola sn, Nomada superba superba sn; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys sayi sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn, Osmia atriventris sn, Osmia distincta sn, Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn; Megachilidae (Stelidini): Stelis lateralis sn np; Megachilidae (Trypetini): Chelostoma philadelphi sn np
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens sn, Augochlorella aurata sn np, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Halictus rubicunda sn cp, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn np, Lasioglossum versatus sn np; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena distans sn cp fq olg, Andrena geranii fq, Andrena illinoiensis sn np, Andrena polemonii sn np fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Helophilus latifrons fp np; Empididae: Empis distans sn fq np, Empis otiosa sn np, Empis pudica sn fq np
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn; Pieridae: Colias philodice sn
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis martialis sn
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera ornata (McR), Acmaeodera tubulus (McR)