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Local Pollinators of the Washington, D.C., Area Edward M. Barrows

Local Pollinators of the Washington, D.C., Area Edward M. Barrows Laboratory of Entomology & Biodiversity Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. September 2004. WDC Area. Montgomery Co., MD. Prince Georges Co., MD. WDC. Fairfax Co., VA. Outline I. Kinds of Actual and

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Local Pollinators of the Washington, D.C., Area Edward M. Barrows

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  1. Local Pollinators of the Washington, D.C., Area Edward M. Barrows Laboratory of Entomology & Biodiversity Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. September 2004

  2. WDC Area Montgomery Co., MD Prince Georges Co., MD WDC Fairfax Co., VA

  3. Outline I. Kinds of Actual and Possible Animal Pollinators II. Some Pollinator Places in the WDC Area (public and private)

  4. Part I. Kinds of Animal Pollinators & Possible Pollinators Bees Beetles Butterflies Flies Moths Thrips Wasps Some other arthropods Ruby-throated Hummingbird

  5. Main Local Animal Pollinators Bees Flies

  6. Main Local Animal Pollinators Bees (Apiformes) About 250 species in the WDC Area. About 170 species in WDC. (5 taxonomic families) (Database of John S. Ascher and Sam Droege, 2004)

  7. Main Local Animal Pollinators Miner Bees (Andrenidae) (about 45 species in WDC)

  8. Main Local Animal Pollinators Andrena sp. (miner bee, 5 mm long, Andrenidae) on Erica cv. (heather) (Maryland, March 2004)

  9. Main Local Animal Pollinators Apid Bees (Apidae) (about 59 species in WDC)

  10. Main Local Animal Pollinators The Honey Bee (Apidae)

  11. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Apis mellifera (Honey Bee, 12 mm long, alien species, Apidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

  12. Main Local Animal Pollinators Bumble Bees (Apidae) (about 10 species in the Area)

  13. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus fraternus (Fraternal Bumble Bee, 12 mm long, Apidae) on Agastache rugosa (Korean Hyssop) (Maryland, August 2003)

  14. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus fraternus (Fraternal Bumble Bee, 12 mm long, Apidae) on Agastache rugosa (Korean Hyssop) (Maryland, August 2003)

  15. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus vagans (Wandering Bumble Bee, 15 mm long, Apidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, June 2004)

  16. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus vagans (Wandering Bumble Bee, 15 mm long, Apidae) on Helianthus annuus cultivar (Annual Sunflower) (Maryland, August 2003)

  17. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus vagans (Wandering Bumble Bee, 15 mm long, Apidae) on Helianthus annuus cultivar (Annual Sunflower) (Maryland, August 2003)

  18. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Bombus vagans (Wandering Bumble Bee, 15 mm long, Apidae) on Helianthus annuus cultivar (Annual Sunflower) (Maryland, August 2003)

  19. Main Local Animal Pollinators Carpenter Bees (Apidae) (5 species in WDC)

  20. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Ceratina sp. (little carpenter bee, Apidae) on an asteriad (River Farm, Virginia, August 2004)

  21. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Xylocopa virginica virginica (Large Carpenter Bee, 22 mm long, Apidae) on Celosia cv. (Cockscomb) (Virginia, August 2003)

  22. Main Local Animal Pollinators Plasterer Bees & Yellow-faced Bees (Colletidae) (about 7 species in WDC)

  23. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Hylaeus sp. (yellow-faced bee, 5 mm long, Colletidae) on Erigeron annuus (Daisy Fleabane) (Maryland, August 2004)

  24. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Colletes thoracicus (Polyester Bee, 12 mm long, Colletidae) on Taraxicum officinale (Common Dandelion) (New Jersey, May 2003)

  25. Main Local Animal Pollinators Sweat Bees (Halictidae) (about 37 species in WDC)

  26. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Agapostemon virescens (sweat bee, Halictidae) on Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops) (Maryland, June 2004)

  27. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Agapostemon virescens (sweat bee, Halictidae) on Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops) (Maryland, June 2004)

  28. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Agapostemon virescens (sweat bee, Halictidae) on Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops) (Maryland, June 2004)

  29. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Lasioglossum coeruleum (Blue Sweat Bee, 4 mm long, Halictidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

  30. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee, Halictidae) on Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle, alien species) (Maryland, August 2004)

  31. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Lasioglossum imitatum (Imitating Sweat Bee, 3 mm long, Halictidae) on Lagerstroemea cv. (crape myrtle, alien species) (Maryland, July 2001)

  32. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Lasioglossum sp. (sweat bee, 5 mm long, Halictidae) on Potentilla recta (Rough-fruited Cinquefoil, alien species) (Michigan, June 2004)

  33. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Augochloropsis metallica (Metallic Gold-green Sweat Bee, 5 mm long, Halictidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

  34. Main Local Animal Pollinators Leaf-cutter Bees (Megachilidae) (about 25 species in WDC)

  35. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Megachile sp. (leaf-cutter bee, 6 mm long, Megachilidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) (Maryland, August 2001)

  36. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Bees Megachile sculpturalis (Giant Resin Bee, 15 mm long, alien species, Megachilidae) on Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) (Maryland, June 2002)

  37. Main Local Animal Pollinators Flower-visiting flies (about 155 species in the WDC Area) (7 taxonomic families)

  38. Main Local Animal Pollinators Flower Flies (Syrphidae) (about 100 species in the WDC Area)

  39. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Toxomerus sp. (flower flies, 5 mm long, Syrphidae) on Gaillardia pulchella (Blanket Flower) (Washington, D.C., July 2001, photo by Daniel S. Kjar) and Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

  40. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Sphaerophoria contigua (Contiguous Flower Fly, 5 mm long, Syrphidae) on Clematis terniflora (Asian Clematis) (Virginia, August 2003) and on Paeonea cv.(peony) (Maryland, May 2001)

  41. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Temnostoma longicornis (Longhorn Flower Fly, 12 mm long, Syrphidae) on Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush) (Washington, D.C., July 2001)

  42. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Temnostoma longicornis (Longhorn Flower Fly, 12 mm long, Syrphidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

  43. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Tropidia albistylum (flower fly, 7 mm long, Syrphidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

  44. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Eristalis dimidiatus (flower fly, 7 mm long, Syrphidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004)

  45. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Eupeodes americana (American Flower Fly, 6 mm long, Syrphidae) on Solidago ulmifolia (Elmleaf Goldenrod) (Maryland, September 2004)

  46. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Eristalis arbustorum (Orchard Flower Fly, 10 mm long, Syrphidae) on Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye Daisy (Michigan, June 2004, known from WCD as well)

  47. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Eristalis transversa (Transverse Flower Fly, 11 mm long, Syrphidae) on Helenium autumnale (Common Sneezeweed) (Maryland, August 2001)

  48. Main Local Animal Pollinators Bee Flies (Bombyliidae) (about 10 species in the WDC Area)

  49. Main Local Animal Pollinators: Flies Bombylius major (Major Bee Fly, 15 mm long, Bombyliidae) (Maryland, April 2001)

  50. Main Local Animal Pollinators Bot Flies (Calliphoridae) (about 5 species in the WDC Area)

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