Local Animal Pollinators

Flower-visiting Beetles

(about 50 species in the WDC Area)

(12 taxonomic families)

Local Animal Pollinators

Shining Mold Beetles (Phalacridae)

(about 1 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Phalacris sp. (phalacrid beetles, 1 mm long, Phalacridae) on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod)

(Maryland, August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators

Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae)

(about 10 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Tumbling flower beetle (4 mm long, Mordellidae) on on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp)

(Maryland, August 2004)

Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae)

(about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Local Animal Pollinators

Long-horned beetle (10 mm long, Cerambycidae) on Rosa sp. (rose) (Ohio, June 2004, similar species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Megacyllene robiniae (Locust Borer, 18 mm long, Cerambycidae)on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod)

(Maryland, September 2002)

Weevils (Curculionidae)

(about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Weevil (1 mm long, Curculionidae?) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators

Local Animal Pollinators

Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae)

(about 2 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators

Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Pennsylvania Soldier Beetle, 10 mm long, Cantharidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem)

(Maryland, August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators

Flower-visiting Wasps

(about 90 species in the WDC Area)

(8 taxonomic families)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Sphecid Wasps (Sphecidae)

(about 20 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Cerceris sp. (Vespidae, 5 mm long) on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)

Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae)and a Cerceris wasp (Vespidae)

on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2002)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Vespid Wasps (Vespidae)

(about 25 species in the WDC Area)

Potter Wasps (Vespidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, August 2002)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Potter Wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Vespid wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp, Vespidae, male) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Thrips (Thysanoptera)

(about 30 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips

Thrips, 1 mm long, Thysanoptera) on Impatiens glandulosa (Bizzy Lizzy) (Maryland, August 2004). A thrips from a soil trap,

(Virginia, August, 2000, photo by D. S. Kjar).

Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips

Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Butterflies (Ropalocera)

(about 106 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Skipper Butterflies (Hesperiidae)

(about 46 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Erynnis horatius (Horace’s Dusky Wing Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Atalopedes campestris (Sachem Skipper, Hesperiidae, female) on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, August 2001)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Pierid Butterflies (Pieridae)

(about 9 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Pieris rapae (Imported Cabbage Butterfly, Pieridae, alien) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae)

(about 5 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Eurytides marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Pterourus glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae, male) on Monarda media (Medium Bee Balm) (Maryland, July 2003)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on

Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle, alien) (Maryland, July –August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

(about 26 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush) (Washington, D.C., July 2001)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Allium tuberosum (Chinese Chives, alien) (Maryland, September 2001)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Trifolium pratense (Red Clover, alien) (Michigan, June 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

(about 18 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Everes comytas (Eastern-tailed Blue Butterfly, Lycaenidae, female) on Trifolium repens (White Clover, alien) (Maryland, July 2003)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae) on Arctium minus (Common Burdock, alien, left) (Virginia, August 2002)

and on Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Moths(Heterocera)

(about 80 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Main Local Animal Pollinators

Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae)

(about 5 possibly pollinating species in the WDC Area)

Pyrausta orphisalis (pyralid moth, Pyralidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Round-leaf Mint) (Maryland, August 2003)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae)

(about 55 species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Hemaris diffini (Snowberry Clear-wing Sphinx Moth, Sphingidae) on Buddleya davidi (Butterflybush, alien)

(Washington, D.C., July 2001, photo by Daniel S. Kjar)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae)

(about 1 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

Atteva punctella (Ailanthus Webworm, Yponomeutidae alien)

on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, September 2002)

Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators