Flowering Plants Visited
by Triepeolus lunatus
lunatus
Triepeolus lunatus lunatus Say: Anthophoridae (Epeolini), Hymenoptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Tuell et al., Wilhelm & Rericha, and Rightmyer. This bee is also referred to as Triepeolus lunatus. Because some authorities don't recognize distinct subspecies of this bee, some observations of this bee on this page may refer to Triepeolus lunatus concolor.)
Apiaceae: Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias syriaca sn (Rtm), Asclepias tuberosa sn (Rtm); Asteraceae: Aster pilosus sn (Rtm), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Boltonia sp. sn (Rtm), Callistephus chinensis sn (Rtm), Chrysopsis camporum sn (Rtm), Cirsium sp. sn (Rtm), Coreopsis tripteris sn Rb), Echinacea pallida sn (Rtm), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rtm), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Gaillardia pulchella sn (Rtm), Grindelia squarrosa sn (Rtm), Helenium amarum sn (Rtm), Helianthus annuus sn (Rtm), Helianthus petiolaris sn (Rtm), Helianthus tuberosus sn (Rtm), Heliopsis helianthoides sn (Rb, Rtm), Heterotheca subaxillaris sn (Rtm), Lygodesmia juncea sn (Rtm), Machaeranthera tanacetifolia sn (Rtm), Ratibida pinnata sn fq (Rb, Tll, WR, Rtm), Rudbeckia hirta sn (Rtm), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb, Rtm), Solidago sp. sn (Rtm), Vernonia baldwinii sn (Rtm) Vernonia fasciculata sn (Rtm); Cactaceae: Opuntia sp. sn (Rtm); Campanulaceae: Campanulastrum americanum sn (Rtm), Lobelia siphilitica sn (Rtm); Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis melo sn (Rtm); Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia marginata sn (Rtm); Fabaceae: Dalea candida sn (Rtm), Dalea purpurea sn (Rb), Glycine max sn (Rtm), Medicago sp. sn (Rtm), Melilotus officinalis sn (Rtm), Trifolium pratense sn (Rtm); Lamiaceae: Monarda punctata sn (Rtm), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn fq (Rb, Rtm), Pycnanthemum virginianum sn (WR); Malvaceae: Gossypium sp. sn (Rtm); Papaveraceae: Callirhoe sp. sn (Rtm); Polygonaceae: Persicaria sp. sn (Rtm); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus sp. sn (Rtm); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Veronicastrum virginicum sn (Rtm); Verbenaceae: Phyla lanceolata sn (Rb), Verbena hastata sn (Rb, WR, Rtm), Verbena stricta sn fq (Rb, WR, Rtm)