Flowering Plants Visited by Bombus auricomus in Illinois
Bombus auricomus Robertson: Apidae (Bombini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Betz et al., Haddock & Chaplin, Clinebell & Bernhardt, and Macior)
Anacardiaceae: Rhus glabra [pist sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn fq] (Rb, Btz), Asclepias sullivanti [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plab sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium cp (Rb), Aster pilosus sn (Rb), Aster turbinellus sn (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium altissimum sn cp (Rb, Gr), Cirsium discolor sn cp fq (Rb, Re), Cirsium vulgare sn (Rb), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb), Echinacea purpurea sn (Rb), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus tuberosus sn (Rb), Lactuca floridana sn (Rb), Liatris aspera (Re), Liatris spicata sn cp (Gr), Oligoneuron rigidum (Re), Ratibida pinnata (Re), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Solidago nemoralis sn (Rb), Solidago speciosa sn (Rb), Verbesina helianthoides sn (Rb), Vernonia fasciculata sn (Rb); Boraginaceae: Mertensia virginica sn (Rb); Brassicaceae: Cardamine bulbosa sn (Rb); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [flwr cp fq] (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia siphilitica (Mc); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia virginiensis cp (Rb); Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea pandurata sn fq (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus racemosa cp (Rb); Ebenaceae: Diospyros virginiana [pist sn] (Rb); Fabaceae: Astragalus canadensis sn cp fq (Rb), Astragalus crassicarpus trichocalyx sn cp (Rb), Baptisia leucophaea (HC), Cercis canadensis sn fq (Rb), Dalea candida sn (Rb), Dalea purpurea sn cp (Rb, Re), Desmodium illinoense cp (Rb), Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Orbexilum onobrychis sn (Rb), Robinia pseudoacacia sn fq (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb, Mc); Fumariaceae: Dicentra cucullaria sn fq (Rb); Grossulariaceae: Ribes missouriense sn fq (Rb); Hippocastanaceae: Aesculus glabra sn fq (Rb), Aesculus hippocastanum sn fq (Rb); Hydrophyllaceae: Hydrophyllum appendiculatum sn (Rb); Hypericaceae: Hypericum sphaerocarpum cp (Rb); Iridaceae: Iris versicolor shrevei sn (Rb), Sisyrinchium angustifolium sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Agastache scrophulariaefolia cp (Rb), Blephilia ciliata sn cp (Rb), Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Leonurus cardiaca sn (Rb), Monarda bradburiana sn fq (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn fq (Rb, Re), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn cp fq icp (Rb), Pycnanthemum virginianum (Re), Scutellaria incana sn (Rb), Stachys palustris sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb); Malvaceae: Hibiscus trionum sn (Rb), Malva neglecta sn (Rb); Oxalidaceae: Oxalis violacea sn (Rb); Polemoniaceae: Phlox pilosa sn fq (Rb), Polemonium reptans sn (Rb); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Primulaceae: Dodecatheon meadia cp exp (Rb, Mc); Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia canadensis sn (Mc), Clematis pitcheri sn cp (Rb), Delphinium carolinianum virescens (Re), Delphinium tricorne sn fq (Rb, Mc); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus americanus cp (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Malus coronaria sn (Rb), Rosa setigera cp (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn fq (Rb); Rutaceae: Ptelea trifoliata sn cp (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix interior [stam sn] (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Aureolaria grandiflora cp (Rb), Collinsia verna sn (Rb), Linaria vulgaris fq (Mc), Pedicularis canadensis sn cp fq (Mc), Penstemon cobaea cobaea sn (CB), Penstemon digitalis sn (Rb), Penstemon grandiflorus (Re), Penstemon hirsutus sn fq (Rb), Penstemon pallidus sn (CB), Tomanthera auriculata sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena hastata sn (Rb), Verbena stricta sn (Rb); Violaceae: Viola striata sn np (Rb)
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Betz et al., Haddock & Chaplin, Clinebell & Bernhardt, and Macior)
Anacardiaceae: Rhus glabra [pist sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn fq] (Rb, Btz), Asclepias sullivanti [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plab sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium cp (Rb), Aster pilosus sn (Rb), Aster turbinellus sn (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium altissimum sn cp (Rb, Gr), Cirsium discolor sn cp fq (Rb, Re), Cirsium vulgare sn (Rb), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb), Echinacea purpurea sn (Rb), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus tuberosus sn (Rb), Lactuca floridana sn (Rb), Liatris aspera (Re), Liatris spicata sn cp (Gr), Oligoneuron rigidum (Re), Ratibida pinnata (Re), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Solidago nemoralis sn (Rb), Solidago speciosa sn (Rb), Verbesina helianthoides sn (Rb), Vernonia fasciculata sn (Rb); Boraginaceae: Mertensia virginica sn (Rb); Brassicaceae: Cardamine bulbosa sn (Rb); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [flwr cp fq] (Rb); Campanulaceae: Lobelia siphilitica (Mc); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia virginiensis cp (Rb); Convolvulaceae: Ipomoea pandurata sn fq (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus racemosa cp (Rb); Ebenaceae: Diospyros virginiana [pist sn] (Rb); Fabaceae: Astragalus canadensis sn cp fq (Rb), Astragalus crassicarpus trichocalyx sn cp (Rb), Baptisia leucophaea (HC), Cercis canadensis sn fq (Rb), Dalea candida sn (Rb), Dalea purpurea sn cp (Rb, Re), Desmodium illinoense cp (Rb), Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Orbexilum onobrychis sn (Rb), Robinia pseudoacacia sn fq (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn (Rb, Mc); Fumariaceae: Dicentra cucullaria sn fq (Rb); Grossulariaceae: Ribes missouriense sn fq (Rb); Hippocastanaceae: Aesculus glabra sn fq (Rb), Aesculus hippocastanum sn fq (Rb); Hydrophyllaceae: Hydrophyllum appendiculatum sn (Rb); Hypericaceae: Hypericum sphaerocarpum cp (Rb); Iridaceae: Iris versicolor shrevei sn (Rb), Sisyrinchium angustifolium sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Agastache scrophulariaefolia cp (Rb), Blephilia ciliata sn cp (Rb), Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Leonurus cardiaca sn (Rb), Monarda bradburiana sn fq (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn fq (Rb, Re), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn cp fq icp (Rb), Pycnanthemum virginianum (Re), Scutellaria incana sn (Rb), Stachys palustris sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb); Malvaceae: Hibiscus trionum sn (Rb), Malva neglecta sn (Rb); Oxalidaceae: Oxalis violacea sn (Rb); Polemoniaceae: Phlox pilosa sn fq (Rb), Polemonium reptans sn (Rb); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Primulaceae: Dodecatheon meadia cp exp (Rb, Mc); Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia canadensis sn (Mc), Clematis pitcheri sn cp (Rb), Delphinium carolinianum virescens (Re), Delphinium tricorne sn fq (Rb, Mc); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus americanus cp (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Malus coronaria sn (Rb), Rosa setigera cp (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn fq (Rb); Rutaceae: Ptelea trifoliata sn cp (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix interior [stam sn] (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Aureolaria grandiflora cp (Rb), Collinsia verna sn (Rb), Linaria vulgaris fq (Mc), Pedicularis canadensis sn cp fq (Mc), Penstemon cobaea cobaea sn (CB), Penstemon digitalis sn (Rb), Penstemon grandiflorus (Re), Penstemon hirsutus sn fq (Rb), Penstemon pallidus sn (CB), Tomanthera auriculata sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena hastata sn (Rb), Verbena stricta sn (Rb); Violaceae: Viola striata sn np (Rb)
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Hilty, J. Editor. 2012. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication. flowervisitors.info, version (09/2010).
See: Abbreviations for Insect Activities, Abbreviations for Scientific Observers, References for behavioral observations
