Flowering Plants Visited
by Lucilia illustris

Lucilia illustris Meigen: Calliphoridae, Diptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Anderson & Hill, Conger, and Lovell; this fly is very similar to the Eurasian species, Lucilia caesar, and older sources often refer to it by the latter scientific name)

Acanthaceae: Justicia americana sn/fp (Cng); Aceraceae: Acer saccharum [oozing sap] (Rb); Alismataceae: Sagittaria latifolia [pist sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Erigenia bulbosa sn/fp (Gr), Heracleum maximum sn fq (Rb), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Araliaceae: Aralia racemosa (Lvl); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium sn/fp (Gr), Ageratina altissima sn/fp (Gr), Antennaria plantaginifolia [stam sn] [pist sn] (Rb), Anthemis cotula sn/fp (Gr), Aster drummondii sn/fp (Gr), Aster furcatus sn/fp (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster lateriflorus sn/fp fq (Rb, Gr), Aster pilosus sn fq (Rb), Aster prenanthoides sn/fp (Gr), Aster puniceus sn/fp (Gr), Aster sagittifolius sn (Rb), Aster salicifolius sn (Rb), Bidens aristosa sn (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn/fp (Gr), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb), Erigeron annuus sn/fp (Gr), Erigeron philadelphicus sn/fp (Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn/fp (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn/fp (Gr), Helianthus giganteus sn/fp (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn/fp (Gr), Leucanthemum vulgare sn/fp (Gr), Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium sn (Rb), Rudbeckia hirta sn/fp (Gr), Rudbeckia laciniata sn/fp (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn/fp (Gr), Solidago juncea sn/fp (Gr), Solidago nemoralis sn (Rb), Tanacetum vulgare sn/fp (Gr); Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris sn (Rb), Lepidium virginicum sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn/fp (Gr), Symphoricarpos orbiculatus sn (Rb), Viburnum dentatum sn (Rb), Viburnum prunifolium sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium nutans sn (Rb), Stellaria media sn (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus obliqua sn (Rb), Cornus racemosa sn (Rb), Cornus sericea (Lvl); Cucurbitaceae: Sicyos angulatus sn (Rb); Hamamelidaceae: Hamamelis virginiana sn/fp (Gr, AH); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Allium tricoccum sn/fp (Gr), Melanthium virginicum sn (Rb), Smilacina racemosa fp (Rb); Parnassiaceae: Parnassia glauca sn/fp (Gr); Philadelphaceae: Philadelphus grandiflorus sn (Rb); Polygonaceae: Fallopia scandens sn (Rb); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus amerianus sn (Rb), Rhamnus lanceolata sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus coccinea sn (Rb), Fragaria virginiana sn (Rb), Potentilla simplex sn (Rb), Prunus americana sn (Rb), Prunus serotina [flwr sn] (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix discolor [unsp sn/fp] (Gr); Santalaceae: Comandra umbellata sn fq (Rb); Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga pensylvanica sn/fp (Gr); Smilacaceae: Smilax ecirrhata sn/fp (Gr), Smilax herbacea [stam sn] [unsp sn/fp] (Rb, Gr), Smilax tamnoides hispida sn/fp (Gr); Tiliaceae: Tilia americana sn (Rb)

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