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Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers

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This website contains a database of insects that visit the various wildflowers of Illinois to suck nectar or collect pollen. It also includes a few predacious insects that lurk near the flowers to consume other insect visitors. Last indexed May 15, 2012

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Flowering Plants Visited by Acmaeodera neglecta in Illinois
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Acmaeodera neglecta Fallen: Buprestidae, Coleoptera (observations are from MacRae; beetle activity...
Flowering Plants Visited by Anthaxia flavimana in Illinois
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Anthaxia flavimana Gory: Buprestidae, Coleoptera (observations are from MacRae; beetle activity...
Flowering Plants Visited by Acmaeodera pulchella in Illinois
Description of Acmaeodera pulchella
Acmaeodera pulchella Herbst: Buprestidae, Coleoptera (observations are from Graenicher, Robertson, and MacRae)...
Flowering Plants Visited by Acmaeodera tubulus in Illinois
Description of Acmaeodera tubulus
Acmaeodera tubulus Fabricius: Buprestidae, Coleoptera (observations are from Robertson and MacRae)...
Animalia > Coleoptera
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Flower-Visiting Insects of Wingstem in Illinois
Description of Verbesina alternifolia
Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar, beetles suck...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Baldwin's Ironweed in Illinois
Description of Vernonia baldwinii
Vernonia baldwinii (Baldwin's Ironweed) (including ssp. interior; insect activity is unspecified;...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Southern Blackhaw in Illinois
Description of Viburnum rufidulum
Viburnum rufidulum (Southern Blackhaw) (also called Rusty Viburnum; beetle activity is...
Plantae > Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum rufidulum
Rusty blackhaw
Flower-Visiting Insects of Farkleberry in Illinois
Description of Vaccinium arboreum
Vaccinium arboreum (Farkleberry) (beetle activity is unspecified; this observation is from...
Plantae > Ericaceae
Vaccinium arboreum
Tree sparkleberry
Flower-Visiting Insects of Wood Poppy in Illinois
Description of Stylophorum diphyllum
Stylophorum diphyllum (Wood Poppy) (beetle activity is unspecified; observations are from...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Pencil Flower in Illinois
Description of Stylosanthes biflora
Stylosanthes biflora (Pencil Flower) (beetle activity is unspecified; other insects suck...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Yellow Pimpernel in Illinois
Description of Taenidia integerrima
Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernel) (Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar;...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Dandelion in Illinois
Description of Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion) introduced (Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; beetle...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Goat's Rue in Illinois
Description of Tephrosia virginiana
Tephrosia virginiana (Goat's Rue) (Long-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar,...
Plantae > Papaveraceae
Stylophorum diphyllum
Celandine poppy
Flower-Visiting Insects of Prairie Ragwort in Illinois
Description of Senecio plattensis
Senecio plattensis (Prairie Ragwort) (the bumblebee sucks nectar, while beetle activity...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Sassafras in Illinois
Description of Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum (Sassafras) (Short-tongued bees suck nectar & less often collect...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Sensitive Brier in Illinois
Description of Schrankia nuttallii
Schrankia nuttallii (Sensitive Brier) (Also referred to as Mimosa quadrivalvis &...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Downy Skullcap in Illinois
Description of Scutellaria incana
Scutellaria incana (Downy Skullcap) (Bumblebees collect pollen or suck nectar; beetle...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Spoon-Leaved Ragwort in Illinois
Description of Senecio obovatus
Senecio obovatus (Spoon-Leaved Ragwort) (insect activity is unspecified; information is limited;...
Plantae > Asteraceae
Packera obovata
Roundleaf ragwort
Flower-Visiting Insects of Smooth Sumac in Illinois
Description of Rhus glabra
Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac) (On staminate flowers, bees suck nectar or...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Pasture Rose in Illinois
Description of Rosa carolina
Rosa carolina (Pasture Rose) (Bees collect pollen; beetles & flies feed...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Multiflora Rose in Illinois
Description of Rosa multiflora
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora Rose) introduced (beetles feed on pollen; information is...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Wild Climbing Rose in Illinois
Description of Rosa setigera
Rosa setigera (Wild Climbing Rose) (Bees collect pollen; other insects feed...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Black-Eyed Susan in Illinois
Description of Rudbeckia hirta
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Missouri Coneflower in Illinois
Description of Rudbeckia missouriensis
Rudbeckia missouriensis (Missouri Coneflower) (insect activity is unspecified; information is very...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Brown-Eyed Susan in Illinois
Description of Rudbeckia triloba
Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-Eyed Susan) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; beetles...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Hairy Wild Petunia in Illinois
Description of Ruellia humilis
Ruellia humilis (Hairy Wild Petunia) (Long-tongued bees collect pollen or suck...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Smooth Wild Petunia in Illinois
Description of Ruellia strepens
Ruellia strepens (Smooth Wild Petunia) (Bees suck nectar; beetle activity is...
Plantae > Asteraceae
Rudbeckia missouriensis
Missouri orange coneflower
Plantae > Rosaceae
Rosa multiflora
Multiflora rose
Flower-Visiting Insects of Wild Plum in Illinois
Description of Prunus americana
Prunus americana (Wild Plum) (Honeybees and short-tongued bees suck nectar or...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Harvey's Buttercup in Illinois
Description of Ranunculus harveyi
Ranunculus harveyi (Harvey's Buttercup) (insect activity is unspecified; information is limited;...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Yellow Coneflower in Illinois
Description of Ratibida pinnata
Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies...
Plantae > Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus harveyi
Harvey's buttercup
Flower-Visiting Insects of Sulfur Cinquefoil in Illinois
Description of Potentilla recta
Potentilla recta (Sulfur Cinquefoil) introduced (Insect activity for bees, flies, and...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Common Cinquefoil in Illinois
Description of Potentilla simplex
Potentilla simplex (Common Cinquefoil) (Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar;...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Prairie Phlox in Illinois
Description of Phlox pilosa
Phlox pilosa (Prairie Phlox) (Halictid bees collect pollen, Syrphid flies and...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Wild Quinine in Illinois
Description of Parthenium integrifolium
Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; beetles...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Showy Penstemon (purple variety) i...
Description of Penstemon cobaea purpureus
Penstemon cobaea purpureus (Showy Penstemon, purple variety) introduced (this plant is...
Flower-Visiting Insects and Birds of Foxglove Penstemon in Il...
Description of Penstemon digitalis
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Penstemon) (Long-tongued bees suck nectar or pollen; short-tongued...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Eastern Prickly Pear in Illinois
Description of Opuntia humifusa
Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear) (Long-tongued bees suck nectar or collect...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Violet Wood Sorrel in Illinois
Description of Oxalis violacea
Oxalis violacea (Violet Wood Sorrel) (Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Bradbury's Bee Balm in Illinois
Description of Monarda bradburiana
Monarda bradburiana (Bradbury's Bee Balm) (Hummingbirds, bee flies, butterflies, and skippers...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Grooved Yellow Flax in Illinois
Description of Linum sulcatum
Linum sulcatum (Grooved Yellow Flax) (insect activity is unspecified; information is...
Flower-Visiting Insects of Hoary Puccoon in Illinois
Description of Lithospermum canescens
Lithospermum canescens (Hoary Puccoon) (Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; beetle...

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