Flowering Plants Visited
by Megachile petulans
Megachile petulans Cresson: Megachilidae (Megachilini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Smith et al., Grundel et al., Discover Life, Wilhelm & Rericha, and Stevens)
Anacardiaceae: Rhus copallinum [unsp] (WR); Apiaceae: Cicuta maculata sn (Rb), Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb, Gnd), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias sullivanti [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium cp (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn cp (Rb, Smh), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Bidens polylepis (WR), Chrysopsis sp. (Smh), Coreopsis sp. (Smh), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb, WR), Coreopsis tripteris sn cp fq (Rb, WR), Echinacea purpurea sn cp (Rb), Grindelia squarrosa (Stv), Helianthus divaricatus sn cp fq (Rb, Gnd), Helianthus grosseserratus (WR), Helianthus hirsutus (WR), Helianthus mollis sn (Rb, WR), Helianthus occidentalis (WR), Helianthus strumosus sn (Rb), Heliopsis helianthoides (WR), Leucanthemum vulgare (DL), Ratibida pinnata (Smh, WR), Rudbeckia hirta (Smh, WR), Rudbeckia laciniata sn cp (Rb), Rudbeckia subtomentosa sn cp fq (Rb), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Silphium integrifolium sn (Rb), Silphium perfoliatum sn cp fq (Rb), Solidago gigantea (WR), Solidago juncea (WR), Solidago ulmifolia (WR), Verbesina helianthoides sn cp (Rb), Vernonia baldwinii (WR), Vernonia missurica (WR); Caesalpiniaceae: Chamaecrista fasciculata [flwr cp] [exfl sn] (Rb, WR); Campanulaceae: Campanulastrum americanum cp (Rb), Lobelia spicata sn fq (Rb); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia ohiensis cp (Gnd); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens (WR), Baptisia tinctoria (DL), Dalea purpurea (Smh, WR), Desmodium canadense cp (Rb), Desmodium glabellum/perplexum cp (Rb), Desmodium paniculatum cp (Rb), Desmodium perplexum cp (WR), Lespedeza hirta (WR), Lespedeza virginica sn cp (Rb, WR), Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Orbexilum onobrychis sn fq (Rb), Strophostyles helvola [flwr sn cp fq] (Rb), Tephrosia virginiana sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Blephilia ciliata sn cp (Rb, Smh), Blephilia hirsuta sn (Rb), Lycopus americanus sn (Rb), Mentha × piperita (DL), Monarda punctata (WR), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum pilosum sn fq (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn cp fq (Rb); Lythraceae: Lythrum alatum sn (Rb); Onagraceae: Ludwigia alternifolia sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Verbena stricta sn fq (Rb, WR)