Local Animal Pollinators Flower-visiting Beetles (about 50 species in the WDC Area) (12 taxonomic families)
Local Animal Pollinators Shining Mold Beetles (Phalacridae) (about 1 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators Phalacris sp. (phalacrid beetles, 1 mm long, Phalacridae) on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod) (Maryland, August 2004)
Local Animal Pollinators Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae) (about 10 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators Tumbling flower beetle (4 mm long, Mordellidae) on on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, August 2004)
Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) (about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators
Long-horned beetle (10 mm long, Cerambycidae) on Rosa sp. (rose) (Ohio, June 2004, similar species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators Megacyllene robiniae (Locust Borer, 18 mm long, Cerambycidae) on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod) (Maryland, September 2002)
Weevils (Curculionidae) (about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators
Weevil (1 mm long, Curculionidae?) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators
Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) (about 2 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Pennsylvania Soldier Beetle, 10 mm long, Cantharidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) (Maryland, August 2004)
Local Animal Pollinators Flower-visiting Wasps (about 90 species in the WDC Area) (8 taxonomic families)
Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Sphecid Wasps (Sphecidae) (about 20 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Cerceris sp. (Vespidae, 5 mm long) on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)
Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae) and a Cerceris wasp (Vespidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Vespid Wasps (Vespidae) (about 25 species in the WDC Area)
Potter Wasps (Vespidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, August 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Potter Wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Vespid wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp, Vespidae, male) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Thrips (Thysanoptera) (about 30 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips Thrips, 1 mm long, Thysanoptera) on Impatiens glandulosa (Bizzy Lizzy) (Maryland, August 2004). A thrips from a soil trap, (Virginia, August, 2000, photo by D. S. Kjar).
Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)
Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Butterflies (Ropalocera) (about 106 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Skipper Butterflies (Hesperiidae) (about 46 species in the WDC Area)
Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Erynnis horatius (Horace’s Dusky Wing Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)
Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Atalopedes campestris (Sachem Skipper, Hesperiidae, female) on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, August 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Pierid Butterflies (Pieridae) (about 9 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Pieris rapae (Imported Cabbage Butterfly, Pieridae, alien) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae) (about 5 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Eurytides marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Pterourus glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae, male) on Monarda media (Medium Bee Balm) (Maryland, July 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle, alien) (Maryland, July – August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004)
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) (about 26 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush) (Washington, D.C., July 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Allium tuberosum (Chinese Chives, alien) (Maryland, September 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Trifolium pratense (Red Clover, alien) (Michigan, June 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae) (about 18 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Everes comytas (Eastern-tailed Blue Butterfly, Lycaenidae, female) on Trifolium repens (White Clover, alien) (Maryland, July 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae) on Arctium minus (Common Burdock, alien, left) (Virginia, August 2002) and on Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower, alien) (Maryland, August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Moths (Heterocera) (about 80 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Main Local Animal Pollinators Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) (about 5 possibly pollinating species in the WDC Area)
Pyrausta orphisalis (pyralid moth, Pyralidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Round-leaf Mint) (Maryland, August 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) (about 55 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Hemaris diffini (Snowberry Clear-wing Sphinx Moth, Sphingidae) on Buddleya davidi (Butterflybush, alien) (Washington, D.C., July 2001, photo by Daniel S. Kjar) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae) (about 1 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators
Atteva punctella (Ailanthus Webworm, Yponomeutidae alien) on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, September 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators