Flowering Plants Visited
by Eristalis
dimidiatus
Eristalis dimidiatus Wiedemann: Syrphidae, Diptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Schemske et al., Stoutamire, Small, Wilhelm & Rericha, Cruden et al., Anderson, and Soley; this fly is also referred to as Eristalis dimidiata)
Anacardiaceae: Rhus aromatica [pist sn] (Rb), Rhus glabra [stam sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Erigenia bulbosa sn fq (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn fq (Rb), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Apocynaceae: Apocynum cannabinum [plab sn] (Rb); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias syriaca [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium sn (Rb), Ageratina altissima sn/fp (Gr, WR), Antennaria neglecta [unsp sn/fp] (Gr), Anthemis cotula sn/fp (Gr), Aster drummondii sn/fp (Gr, WR), Aster ericoides sn/fp (Re, WR), Aster furcatus sn/fp (Gr), Aster laevis sn/fp (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn/fp (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Aster lateriflorus (WR), Aster macrophyllus sn/fp (Gr), Aster novae-angliae sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster oolentangiensis sn/fp (Re, WR), Aster pilosus sn fq (Rb), Aster prenanthoides sn/fp (Gr), Aster puniceus sn/fp (Gr), Aster sericeus sn/fp (Re), Bidens aristosa sn fq (Rb), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Bidens polylepis (WR), Boltonia asterioides sn fp (Rb), Coreopsis tripteris fp (WR), Doellingeria umbellata (WR), Erigeron strigosus sn (Rb), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn/fp (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn/fp (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn/fp (Gr), Krigia biflora sn (Rb), Liatris aspera sn/fp (Re), Oligoneuron rigidum sn/fp (Re), Rudbeckia hirta sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Rudbeckia laciniata sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Rudbeckia subtomentosa (WR), Senecio aureus sn/fp (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn/fp fq (Rb, Gr, Re, WR), Solidago gigantea (WR), Solidago juncea sn/fp (Gr), Solidago nemoralis sn/fp (Re, WR), Solidago speciosa sn/fp (Re), Solidago ulmifolia (WR), Tanacetum vulgare sn/fp (Gr); Brassicaceae: Alliaria petiolata (CMS), Berteroa incana sn/fp (Re), Capsella bursa-pastoris sn fp (Rb), Dentaria laciniata (Shm), Lepidium virginicum sn (Rb); Caesalpiniaceae: Gleditsia triacanthos sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Sambucus canadensis fp (Rb), Symphoricarpos albus sn (Gr), Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn/fp (Gr), Viburnum prunifolium sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Stellaria media sn (Rb); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia virginiensis fp np (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus obliqua sn (Rb), Cornus racemosa sn (Rb); Elaeagnaceae: Elaeagnus umbellata (Sl); Ericaceae: Gaylussacia baccata fq (Sm); Lamiaceae: Blephilia ciliata sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum pilosum sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb), Erythronium albidum sn (Rb), Smilacina stellata sn/fp (Gr); Onagraceae: Oenothera pilosella fp np (Rb); Orchidaceae: Cypripedium pubescens dead np (Stm); Parnassiaceae: Parnassia glauca sn/fp (Gr); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn fq (Rb, Shm); Ranunculaceae: Anemonella thalictroides sn (Rb), Enemion biternatum fp/exp (Rb), Hepatica acutiloba fp (Rb); Rosaceae: Amelanchier arborea sn fq (Rb), Aronia melanocarpa (Sm), Crataegus coccinea sn (Rb), Crataegus crus-galli sn (Rb), Crataegus mollis sn (Rb), Prunus americana sn (Rb), Prunus serotina [flwr sn] (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis fp np (Rb), Rubus flagellaris sn (Rb), Spiraea alba (Sm); Rubiaceae: Houstonia lanceolata sn (Rb); Rutaceae: Zanthoxylum americanum [pist sn] (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix amygdaloides [pist sn] (Rb), Salix discolor [unsp sn/fp] (Gr), Salix humilis [stam sn fq] [pist sn fq] (Rb), Salix interior [stam sn fq] (Rb), Salix myricoides [unsp sn/fp] (WR), Salix nigra [stam sn] (Rb), Salix rigida [stam sn fq] (Rb); Santalaceae: Comandra umbellata sn (Rb); Tiliaceae: Tilia cordata (Adn)