Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; one observation is from MacRae as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn cp, Bombus pensylvanica sn, Bombus vagans sn cp; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus remigatus sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum coriaceus sn; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus labrosiformis labrosiformis cp
Wasps
Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Syrphus ribesii sn
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (McR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus sn icp