Flowering Plants Visited
by Sphaerophoria contiqua

Sphaerophoria contiqua Macquart: Syrphidae, Diptera
(Observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Conger, Lovell, and Wilhelm & Rericha. Sometimes the scientific name of this fly is listed as Sphaerophoria contigua.)

Acanthaceae: Justicia americana fp np (Rb); Alismataceae: Alisma subcordatum sn fq (Rb); Amaryllidaceae: Hypoxis hirsuta fp (Rb); Anacardiaceae: Rhus glabra [stam sn] (Rb); Apiaceae: Chaerophyllum procumbens sn (Rb), Cicuta maculata sn fq (Rb), Eryngium yuccifolium sn (Rb), Heracleum maximum sn (Rb), Osmorhiza longistylis sn (Rb), Pastinaca sativa sn (Rb), Perideridia americana sn (Rb), Polytaenia nuttalli sn (Rb), Taenidia integerrima sn (Rb), Thaspium trifoliatum flavum sn (Rb), Zizia aurea sn (Rb); Apocynaceae: Apocynum cannabinum [plab sn] (Rb); Araliaceae: Aralia racemosa (Lvl); Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias verticillata [plab sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Achillea millefolium sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Antennaria plantaginifolia [stam sn fq] [pist sn fq] (Rb), Anthemis cotula sn/fp (Gr), Arctium lappa sn/fp (Gr), Arnoglossum muhlenbergii sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster drummondii sn/fp (Gr), Aster ericoides sn/fp (Rb, Re), Aster laevis sn/fp (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Aster macrophyllus sn/fp (Gr), Aster pilosus sn fq icp (Rb), Aster puniceus sn/fp (Gr), Boltonia asterioides sn fp (Rb), Cirsium arvense sn/fp (Gr), Conyza canadensis sn/fp (Gr), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb), Erigeron annuus sn/fp (Gr), Erigeron philadelphicus sn/fp (Gr), Erigeron strigosus sn (Rb), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn/fp (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Rb), Heliopsis helianthoides sn/fp (Gr), Krigia biflora sn (Rb), Leucanthemum vulgare sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Liatris spicata fp (Gr), Oligoneuron rigidum sn (Rb), Parthenium integrifolium sn (Rb, WR), Ratibida pinnata sn/fp (Re), Rudbeckia hirta sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Rudbeckia subtomentosa sn (Rb), Senecio aureus sn/fp (Rb, Gr), Solidago canadensis sn/fp (Gr, WR), Solidago juncea sn/fp (Gr), Solidago nemoralis sn (Rb), Tanacetum vulgare sn/fp (Gr); Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris sn (Rb), Cardamine bulbosa sn (Rb), Dentaria laciniata fp np (Rb), Rorippa teres sn (Rb); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn/fp (Gr), Viburnum lentago (Lvl), Viburnum nudum (Lvl); Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium fontanum sn (Rb), Cerastium nutans sn (Rb); Commelinaceae: Tradescantia virginiana fp np (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus canadensis (Lvl), Cornus obliqua sn (Rb); Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia corollata sn fq (Rb, WR); Fabaceae: Amorpha canescens fp np (Rb), Dalea purpurea sn/fp (Rb, Re), Melilotus alba sn (Rb); Hamamelidaceae: Hamamelis virginiana sn/fp (Gr); Hydrangeaceae: Hydrangea arborescens sn fp (Rb); Iridaceae: Sisyrinchium angustifolium sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Agastache foeniculum sn/fp (Re), Lycopus americanus sn (Rb), Monarda fistulosa fp np (Re), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum virginianum sn/fp (Rb, Re), Scutellaria parvula fp np (Rb), Stachys aspera sn/fp (Cng); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Allium canadense sn/fp (Gr), Allium tricoccum sn/fp (Gr), Melanthium virginicum sn np (Rb), Nothoscordum bivalve sn fq (Rb); Nelumbonaceae: Nelumbo lutea fp (Rb); Onagraceae: Oenothera pilosella fp np (Rb); Polygonaceae: Persicaria pensylvanica sn (Rb); Portulacaceae: Claytonia virginica sn (Rb); Ranunculaceae: Anemonella thalictroides fp (Rb), Clematis virginiana [stam sn] (Rb), Enemion biternatum fp np (Rb), Ranunculus abortivus sn fq (Rb), Ranunculus fascicularis sn fp (Rb), Ranunculus septentrionalis sn (Rb); Rhamnaceae: Ceanothus americanus sn (Rb), Rhamnus lanceolata sn fq (Rb); Rosaceae: Amelanchier arborea sn (Rb), Fragaria virginiana sn (Rb), Potentilla norvegica sn fq (Rb), Prunus americana sn (Rb), Prunus serotina [flwr sn] (Rb), Rubus allegheniensis sn (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb), Houstonia lanceolata sn fp fq (Rb); Rutaceae: Ptelea trifoliata sn (Rb), Zanthoxylum americanum [pist sn] (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix amygdaloides [stam sn] [pist sn] (Rb), Salix humilis [stam sn] [pist sn] (Rb), Salix interior [stam sn fq] (Rb, WR), Salix nigra [stam sn] (Rb), Salix rigida [stam sn] (Rb); Santalaceae: Comandra umbellata sn fq (Rb); Saxifragaceae: Mitella diphylla sn/fp (Gr), Saxifraga pensylvanica sn/fp (Gr); Scrophulariaceae: Mimulus ringens fp np (Cng), Veronica peregrina sn (Rb); Valerianaceae: Valerianella radiata sn (Rb); Verbenaceae: Phyla lanceolata sn (Rb), Verbena hastata sn/fp (Re, Cng), Verbena urticifolia sn (Rb)

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