Flowering Plants Visited
by Melissodes
rustica
Melissodes rustica Say: Anthophoridae (Eucerini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, and Mitchell)
Asteraceae: Aster anomalus sn cp (Rb), Aster drummondii sn cp (Gr), Aster ericoides sn cp (Rb, Re), Aster laevis (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn cp (Rb), Aster lateriflorus sn cp (Rb), Aster oolentangiensis (Re), Aster novae-angliae sn cp (Rb, Gr), Aster pilosus sn cp fq (Rb), Aster prenanthoides (Gr), Aster puniceus (Gr), Aster sagittifolius sn (Rb), Aster salicifolius sn cp (Rb), Aster turbinellus sn (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Boltonia asterioides sn cp fq (Rb), Cirsium vulgare sn (Rb), Coreopsis tripteris sn (Rb), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn cp (Gr), Eupatorium altissimum sn fq (Rb), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn cp (Gr), Eupatorium serotinum sn (Rb), Euthamia graminifolia (Gr), Helenium autumnale sn cp (Rb), Helianthus divaricatus sn (Rb), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus strumosus (Gr), Helianthus tuberosus sn (Rb), Heliopsis helianthoides sn (Rb), Oligoneuron rigidum (Re), Ratibida pinnata sn fq (Rb, Re), Rudbeckia laciniata sn fq (Rb), Rudbeckia subtomentosa sn (Rb), Rudbeckia triloba sn (Rb), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb), Solidago canadensis sn cp (Rb, Gr), Solidago gigantea sn (Rb), Solidago juncea sn cp (Gr), Solidago nemoralis (Re), Solidago ulmifolia sn (Rb); Capparaceae: Cleome serrulata (Mch); Lamiaceae: Lycopus americanus sn (Rb); Malvaceae: Abutilon theophrastii sn (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Physostegia virginiana (Mch); Verbenaceae: Verbena hastata sn fq (Rb), Verbena stricta sn (Rb)