Flowering Plants Visited
by Melissodes
dentiventris
Melissodes dentiventris Smith: Anthophoridae (Eucerini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Reed, Graenicher, Petersen, and Wilhelm & Rericha; this insect may be a weak oligolege of Aster spp., however it also collects pollen from other genera in the Asteraceae)
Asteraceae: Aster anomalus sn cp (Rb), Aster novae-angliae sn cp (Rb), Aster ontarionis (Re), Aster oolentangiensis (Re), Aster pilosus sn cp fq (Rb), Aster sagittifolius sn cp (Rb), Aster sericeus (Re), Aster turbinellus sn cp fq (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn cp (Rb), Boltonia asterioides sn cp (Rb), Coreopsis tripteris sn (Rb), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Helianthus annuus sn (Rb), Helianthus divaricatus sn cp fq (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn cp fq (Rb), Oligoneuron album (WR), Oligoneuron rigidum sn cp fq (Rb, Re), Rudbeckia laciniata sn (Rb), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Rb), Solidago ulmifolia sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Lespedeza virginica sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Phyla lanceolata (Rb), Verbena hastata sn (Rb)