Flower-Visiting Insects
of New England Aster

Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; beetles feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Graenicher, LaBerge, and Krombein et al. as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp (Rb, Gr); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fraternus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn (Rb, Gr), Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn cp fq (Rb, Gr), Bombus vagans sn cp (Gr), Psithyrus citrinus sn (Gr), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp (Rb, Gr); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus helianthi helianthi sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis sn cp, Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (LB), Melissodes boltoniae sn cp, Melissodes dentiventris sn cp, Melissodes nivea sn, Melissodes rustica sn cp (Rb, Gr); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn cp (Gr); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp fq, Megachile centuncularis sn cp (Gr), Megachile latimanus sn cp fq (Rb, Gr)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn (Gr), Agapostemon virescens sn (Gr), Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus parallelus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn (Gr), Lasioglossum coreopsis cp np, Lasioglossum versatus cp (Gr); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes americana cp np; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus modestus modestus sn (Gr); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena helianthi cp, Andrena simplex cp np olg (Rb, Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus compositarum cp np

Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembecinae): Bembix americana

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiatus sn (Rb, Gr), Eristalis flavipes (Gr), Eristalis stipator sn, Eristalis tenax sn fp (Rb, Gr), Eristalis transversus sn (Rb, Gr), Eupeodes americanus fp np, Helophilus fasciatus sn (Rb, Gr), Syritta pipiens (Gr), Syrphus ribesii (Gr), Toxomerus geminatus (Gr), Toxomerus marginatus (Gr), Tropidia mamillata fp np; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa decora (Gr), Exoprosopa fulvus (Gr), Sparnopolius confusus (Gr); Conopidae: Stylogaster biannulata sn fq; Calliphoridae: Calliphora vicina (Gr); Muscidae: Stomoxys calcitrans (Gr)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus (Rb, Gr, H), Limenitis archippus (Gr), Phyciodes tharos (Rb, Gr), Vanessa atalanta (Gr), Vanessa cardui, Vanessa virginiensis (Gr); Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus (Gr); Pieridae: Colias cesonia, Colias philodice (Rb, Gr, H), Colias eurytheme (H), Pieris rapae (Gr), Pontia protodice; Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterias (Gr)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Hylephila phyleus, Polites peckius (Rb, Gr)

Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera (Rb, Gr), Helicoverpa zea; Sesiidae: Cisseps fulvicollis (Gr); Spingidae: Hyles lineata (Gr)

Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica undecimpunctata fp np (Gr)

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