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MAPPING INSECT DIVERSITY IN AN URBAN LANDSCAPE: Plants by Genus and Attracted Insect Families
Shelley Rekte
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MAPPING INSECT DIVERSITY IN AN URBAN LANDSCAPE Plants by Genus and Attracted Insect Families
Project for Master of Science in Entomology – University of Nebraska–Lincoln - Fall 2019 Shelley Rekte Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. List of plants with plant list grouped by family.
Plant list Amaryllidaceae Asteraceae (Aster) Lamiaceae (Mint)
(Amaryllis) Achillea Achillea Agastache
Agastache Allium Echinacea Calamintha Allium Eutrochium Caryopteris Anethum graveolens Matricaria recutita Monarda Aralia Parthenium integrifolium Pycnanthemum Asclepias Rudbeckia Salvia
Buddleia Solidago Apiaceae (Carrot) Tagetes Calamintha Caryopteris Anethum graveolens Echinacea Eryngium yuccifolium Eryngium yuccifolium Plantaginaceae (Plantain) Foeniculum vulgare Eutrochium Linaria Foeniculum vulgare
Heptacodium miconioides
Linaria Caprifoliaceae
Matricaria recutita (Honeysuckle) Monarda Apocynaceae (Dogbane) Rosaceae (Rose) Parthenium integrifolium Heptacodium miconioides Asclepias Physocarpus Physocarpus
Pycnanthemum
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Sedum Crassulaceae (Stonecrop)
Solidago Araliaceae (Ginseng) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Tagetes Sedum
Aralia Buddleia
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. List of insect families with insect list grouped by type.
Insect list Insect list continued Herbivore continued Pollinator/Parasite (larvae)
Acrididae Meloidae Cicadellidae Chrysididae Anthocoridae Miridae Cydnidae Conopidae Anthomyiidae Mordellidae Lygaeidae Gasteruptiidae Aphididae Muscidae Miridae Meloidae Apidae Mydidae OmnivorePentatomidae Ripiphoridae Araneae (other arthropod) Nymphalidae Rhopalidae Sarcophagidae Asilidae Papilionidae FormicidaeScarabaeidae Tachinidae Berytidae Pentatomidae Ulidiidae (also a detritivore) Tiphiidae Braconidae Pieridae Calliphoridae Pterophoridae Parasite Pollinator/Predator Cantharidae Pyralidae Braconidae Cerambycidae Rhopalidae Mydidae Cercopidae Ripiphoridae Sphecidae Chironomidae Sarcophagidae Pollinator Syrphidae (predatory larvae)
Chrysididae Scarabaeidae Vespidae Anthomyiidae Chrysomelidae Sesiidae Chrysopidae Sphecidae Apidae Calliphoridae (also scavenger) Cicadellidae Syrphidae Predator Cantharidae Coccinellidae Tachinidae Coenagrionidae Tiphiidae Chironomidae Anthocoridae
Conopidae Tipulidae Halictidae Araneae (other arthropod)
Cydnidae Ulidiidae Hesperiidae Asilidae
Dolichopodidae Vespidae Lycaenidae Chrysopidae Megachilidae Coccinellidae Empididae Yponomeutoidea Mordellidae Coenagrionidae Forficulidae Formicidae Muscidae Dolichopodidae
Gasteruptiidae Herbivore Nymphalidae Empididae (also pollinates)
Gomphidae Papilionidae Gomphidae Acrididae Halictidae Pieridae Libellulidae Aphididae Hesperiidae Pterophoridae Bery tidae Libellulidae Pyralidae Cerambycidae Scavenger Lycaenidae Sesiidae Cercopidae Lygaeidae Tipulidae Chrysomelidae Forficulidae Megachilidae Yponomeutoidea
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Allium (Ornamental Onion) Asclepias (Milkweed) Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) Calamintha (Calamint)
Acrididae Aphididae Apidae Anthocoridae
Apidae Apidae Araneae (other arthropod) Apidae Asilidae Araneae (other arthropod) Berytidae Asilidae Berytidae Asilidae Braconidae Berytidae Calliphoridae Berytidae Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Cantharidae Calliphoridae Cantharidae Cantharidae Chrysomelidae Cantharidae Chrysopidae Chrysididae Chrysopidae Cerambycidae Cicadellidae Chrysomelidae Cicadellidae Chrysopidae Cydnidae Conopidae Coenagrionidae Cicadellidae Dolichopodidae Cydnidae Conopidae Coccinellidae Halictidae Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae Hesperiidae Formicidae Empididae Empididae Lycaenidae Halictidae Halictidae Forficulidae Lygaeidae Hesperiidae Hesperiidae Formicidae Megachilidae Lycaenidae Lycaenidae Lygaeidae Meloidae Megachilidae Miridae Megachilidae Mordellidae Muscidae Muscidae Miridae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Mordellidae Pieridae Pentatomidae Pieridae Muscidae Rhopalidae Pieridae Sarcophagidae Nymphalidae Sarcophagidae Pyralidae Sesiidae Pentatomidae Scarabaeidae Sphecidae Sphecidae Pyralidae Sesiidae Tachinidae Syrphidae Scarabaeidae Sphecidae Tipulidae Syrphidae Sphecidae Syrphidae Ulidiidae
Tachinidae Syrphidae Tachinidae Tipulidae Tachinidae Vespidae Ulidiidae Tipulidae Vespidae Ulidiidae
Yponomeutoidea
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Solidago (Goldenrod) Echinacea (Coneflower) Achillea (Yarrow) Aralia (Spikenard)
Anthocoridae Apidae Apidae Anthomyiidae
Apidae Asilidae Berytidae Araneae (other arthropod) Braconidae Braconidae Calliphoridae Asilidae Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Cantharidae Braconidae Cantharidae Cantharidae Chrysididae Calliphoridae Chrysomelidae Coccinellidae Chrysomelidae Chironomidae Cicadellidae Cydnidae Cydnidae Chrysomelidae Conopidae Dolichopodidae Empididae Chrysopidae Cydnidae Formicidae Gasteruptiidae Cicadellidae Dolichopodidae Halictidae Halictidae Dolichopodidae Empididae Hesperiidae Megachilidae Formicidae Halictidae Lycaenidae Mordellidae Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Megachilidae Muscidae Pterophoridae Megachilidae Mordellidae Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae Meloidae Nymphalidae Scarabaeidae Sesiidae Sphecidae Pieridae Sphecidae Sphecidae Syrphidae Sarcophagidae Syrphidae Syrphidae Tachinidae Scarabaeidae Tachinidae Tachinidae Tipulidae Sphecidae Ulidiidae Tipulidae Ulidiidae Ulidiidae Vespidae Vespidae Vespidae Vespidae
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Parthenium integrifolium Anethum graveolens Monarda (Beebalm) Physocarpus (Ninebark)
(Wild Quinine) (Dill) Anthocoridae Aphididae
Apidae Apidae Apidae Apidae Berytidae Berytidae Araneae (other arthropod) Araneae (other arthropod) Cantharidae Braconidae Conopidae Braconidae Chrysididae Calliphoridae Cydnidae Calliphoridae Cydnidae Cantharidae Dolichopodidae Cercopidae Dolichopodidae Chrysomelidae Halictidae Chrysomelidae Gasteruptiidae Conopidae Hesperiidae Formicidae Halictidae Formicidae Mordellidae Muscidae Hesperiidae Gasteruptiidae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Miridae Halictidae Papilionidae Sarcophagidae Mordellidae Megachilidae Pieridae Sphecidae Muscidae Miridae Sphecidae Syrphidae Nymphalidae Mordellidae Syrphidae Tachinidae Pentatomidae Papilionidae Tipulidae Tipulidae Ripiphoridae Syrphidae Ulidiidae Ulidiidae Vespidae Scarabaeidae Ulidiidae
Sphecidae Vespidae Vespidae
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Matricaria recutita Eryngium yuccifolium Heptacodium miconioides Eutrochium (Joe-Pye Weed)
(German Chamomile) (Rattlesnake Master) (Seven-Son Flower) Apidae
Aphididae Apidae Apidae Berytidae Apidae Calliphoridae Cantharidae Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Conopidae Dolichopodidae Cantharidae Cydnidae Dolichopodidae Empididae Dolichopodidae Formicidae Formicidae Hesperiidae Empididae Halictidae Halictidae Miridae Formicidae Megachilidae Hesperiidae Nymphalidae Halictidae Miridae Lycaenidae Papilionidae Hesperiidae Mordellidae Megachilidae Pieridae Megachilidae Muscidae Mordellidae Sphecidae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Nymphalidae Syrphidae Pieridae Sarcophagidae Sphecidae Vespidae Sphecidae Syrphidae Syrphidae Tiphiidae Yponomeutoidea Ulidiidae Vespidae
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Agastache Salvia (Sage) Linaria (Toadflax) Foeniculum vulgare Sedum
(Hyssop) (Fennel) (Stonecrop) Apidae Apidae
Apidae Araneae (other arthropod) Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Apidae Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Coenagrionidae Chrysomelidae Calliphoridae Chrysomelidae Cantharidae Hesperiidae Cicadellidae Cantharidae Cydnidae Cicadellidae Lycaenidae Cydnidae Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae Dolichopodidae Megachilidae Halictidae Halictidae Halictidae Megachilidae Miridae Miridae Hesperiidae Hesperiidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Papilionidae Megachilidae Megachilidae Pterophoridae Pentatomidae Pentatomidae Pterophoridae Nymphalidae Sarcophagidae Pterophoridae Syrphidae Syrphidae Pentatomidae Syrphidae Sphecidae Vespidae Tachinidae
Tachinidae Syrphidae Pieridae Syrphidae Ulidiidae
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By plant type – in order of highest diversity of insect families.
Tagetes (Marigold) Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) Caryopteris (Bluebeard) Pycnanthemum (Mountain Mint)
Apidae Berytidae Apidae Apidae
Calliphoridae Calliphoridae Halictidae Cantharidae Dolichopodidae Halictidae Hesperiidae Lycaenidae Halictidae Hesperiidae Megachilidae Scarabaeidae Hesperiidae Miridae Pentatomidae Sphecidae Megachilidae Vespidae Nymphalidae Pieridae
Nymphalidae Pieridae
Pieridae Syrphidae
Tipulidae
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Acrididae (Short- Apidae (Bumble, Carpenter & Araneae (spider – other Braconidae (parasitic wasp)
Horned Grasshopper) Honey Bees) arthropod) Anethum graveolens
Allium Achillea Aralia Aralia Agastache Asclepias Echinacea Allium Monarda Physocarpus Anethum graveolens Physocarpus Rudbeckia Solidago Asclepias Rudbeckia Calamintha Salvia Anthocoridae (Minute Pirate Bug) Caryopteris Echinacea Calliphoridae (Blow Fly)
Calamintha Eryngium yuccifolium Asilidae (Robber Fly) Monarda Achillea Eutrochium Solidago Agastache Heptacodium miconioides Allium
Aralia Allium Linaria Asclepias Anethum graveolens Matricaria recutita Calamintha Aralia Monarda Echinacea Asclepias
Anthomyiidae (Root Parthenium integrifolium Buddleia Physocarpus Maggot Fly) Calamintha Pycnanthemum
Echinacea Aralia Rudbeckia Berytidae (Stilt Bug) Eryngium yuccifolium Salvia Eutrochium Sedum Achillea Foeniculum vulgare Solidago Allium Linaria Tagetes Anethum graveolens Matricaria recutita Aphididae (Aphid) Asclepias Buddleia Physocarpus
Asclepias Calamintha Rudbeckia
Matricaria recutita Eutrochium Salvia Physocarpus Sedum Parthenium integrifolium Rudbeckia Solidago
Tagetes
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Cantharidae (Soldier Beetle) Chironomidae (Midge) Chrysopidae (Common Coenagrionidae (Narrow-
Lacewing) Winged Damselfly) Achillea Aralia Allium Allium Allium Anethum graveolens Aralia Linaria
Asclepias Asclepias Asclepias Rudbeckia
Calamintha Chrysididae (Cuckoo Conopidae (Thick-Headed Fly) Echinacea Wasp) Eutrochium Physocarpus Allium Heptacodium miconioides Achillea Anethum graveolens Parthenium integrifolium Calamintha Cicadellidae Calamintha Pycnanthemum Parthenium integrifolium (Leafhopper) Eryngium yuccifolium
Rudbeckia Monarda Salvia Allium Solidago
Aralia Sedum Solidago Asclepias
Foeniculum vulgare Chrysomelidae (Leaf Rudbeckia Beetle) Cydnidae (Burrower Bug) Salvia
Achillea Solidago Cerambycidae (Longhorn Achillea Agastache Beetle) Agastache Allium Calamintha Asclepias Anethum graveolens Echinacea
Aralia Foeniculum vulgare Coccinellidae (Ladybird Calamintha Matricaria recutita Beetle) Cercopidae (Spittlebug) Foeniculum vulgare Monarda Physocarpus Parthenium integrifolium Physocarpus Asclepias Solidago Echinacea Rudbeckia
Solidago
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Dolichopodidae (Long- Forficulidae (Earwig) Halictidae (Sweat Bee) Hesperiidae Cont’d (Skipper)
Legged Fly) Asclepias Achillea Caryopteris
Agastache Agastache Echinacea Allium Allium Eryngium yuccifolium Aralia Anethum graveolens Eutrochium Heptacodium miconioides Asclepias Formicidae (Ant) Buddleia Calamintha Calamintha Linaria Echinacea Anethum graveolens Caryopteris Monarda Eryngium yuccifolium Aralia Echinacea Parthenium integrifolium Eutrochium Asclepias Eryngium yuccifolium Rudbeckia Heptacodium miconioides Calamintha Eutrochium Sedum Monarda Echinacea Foeniculum vulgare Tagetes Parthenium integrifolium Eryngium yuccifolium Matricaria recutita Rudbeckia Eutrochium Monarda Salvia Matricaria recutita Parthenium integrifolium Physocarpus Rudbeckia Libellulidae (Skimmer Dragonfly) Sedum Solidago Sedum
Solidago Tagetes
Tagetes
Gasteruptiidae (Carrot Lycaenidae (Hairstreak Butterfly)
Wasp) Allium Empididae (Dance Fly) Calamintha Achillea
Achillea Hesperiidae (Skipper) Echinacea Anethum graveolens Achillea Parthenium integrifolium Eryngium yuccifolium
Agastache Allium Linaria Allium Asclepias Pycnanthemum
Eutrochium Aralia Rudbeckia Buddleia Heptacodium miconioides Gomphidae (Clubtail Solidago
Solidago Dragonfly) Calamintha
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Physocarpus
Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Lygaeidae (Seed Bug) Miridae (Plant Bug) Muscidae cont’d Papilionidae (Swallowtail &
Parnassian Butterflies) Asclepias Allium Asclepias
Rudbeckia Anethum graveolens Calamintha Anethum graveolens Asclepias Matricaria recutita Foeniculum vulgare Buddleia Parthenium integrifolium Heptacodium miconioides Foeniculum vulgare Physocarpus Monarda Megachilidae (Leaf-Cutter Heptacodium miconioides Bee) Linaria
Achillea Matricaria recutita Mydidae (Mydas Fly) Parthenium integrifolium Agastache Anethum graveolens
Asclepias Calamintha Nymphalidae (Brush- Mordellidae (Tumbling Caryopteris Footed Butterfly) Flower Beetle) Echinacea Agastache Eryngium yuccifolium Achillea Allium Pentatomidae (Stink Bug) Eutrochium Anethum graveolens Asclepias Linaria Asclepias Agastache Buddleia Matricaria recutita Echinacea Asclepias Calamintha Rudbeckia Eryngium yuccifolium Calamintha Echinacea Salvia Tagetes Matricaria recutita Caryopteris Eryngium yuccifolium Sedum Monarda Foeniculum vulgare Eutrochium Solidago Parthenium integrifolium Linaria Heptacodium miconioides Tagetes Parthenium integrifolium Rudbeckia
Linaria
Matricaria recutita
Monarda Meloidae (Blister Beetle) Muscidae (House Fly) Parthenium integrifolium
Physocarpus Rudbeckia Achillea Solidago Allium Rudbeckia
Tagetes
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Physocarpus
Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Pieridae (White & Sulphur Rhopalidae (Scentless Scarabaeidae (Scarab Sphecidae (Thread-Waisted
Butterflies) Plant Bug) Beetle) Wasp)
Agastache Rudbeckia Achillea Achillea Allium Asclepias Allium Buddleia Echinacea Aralia Calamintha Parthenium integrifolium Asclepias Caryopteris Pycnanthemum Calamintha Echinacea Rudbeckia Echinacea
Eutrochium Ripiphoridae (Wedge- Eryngium yuccifolium Heptacodium miconioides Sh aped Beetle) Eutrochium Monarda Heptacodium miconioides Parthenium integrifolium Rudbeckia Linaria Salvia Monarda Tagetes Parthenium integrifolium
Physocarpus Pycnanthemum Sarcophagidae (Flesh Sesiidae (Clearwing Rudbeckia Pterophoridae (Plume Solidago Fly) Moth) Moth) Achillea Allium Aralia Allium Aralia
Linaria Aralia Rudbeckia
Salvia Echinacea Sedum Matricaria recutita
Physocarpus
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Pyralidae (Snout Moth)
Asclepias
Calamintha
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By insect family.
Syrphidae (Hover Fly) Tachinidae (Tachinid Fly) Tipulidae (Crane Fly) Vespidae (Paper Wasp,
Yellow Jacket, Hornet, Achillea Achillea Allium Mason Wasp & Potter Agastache Allium Aralia Wasp) Allium Aralia Asclepias Allium Asclepias Calamintha Achillea Anethum graveolens Calamintha Monarda Allium Aralia Physocarpus Physocarpus Anethum graveolens Asclepias Rudbeckia Solidago Aralia Eutrochium Salvia Tagetes Echinacea Foeniculum vulgare Sedum Eryngium yuccifolium Solidago Heptacodium miconioides Foeniculum vulgare Linaria Heptacodium miconioides Matricaria recutita Monarda Monarda Parthenium integrifolium Physocarpus Pycnanthemum Rudbeckia Ulid iidae (Picture-Winged Rudbeckia Salvia Fly) Solidago
Sedum Achillea Solidago Tagetes Agastache Tiphiidae (Tiphiid Wasp) Allium
Eryngium yuccifolium Anethum graveolens Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Asclepias Moth) Calamintha
Echinacea Allium
Matricaria recutita Heptacodium miconioides
Monarda
Physocarpus
Solidago
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Physocarpus
Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By parasitic and predatory insect - associated prey by order or family.
Braconidae (parasitic wasp) Gasteruptiidae (Carrot Sarcophagidae (Flesh Fly) Vespidae (Paper Wasp,
Wasp) Yellow Jacket, Hornet, Lepidoptera (butterflies & Parasite of: Mason Wasp & Potter moths) Parasite of: Coleoptera (beetle) & Wasp) Diptera (flies) Solitary Hymenoptera Orthoptera (grasshopper Hymenoptera (bee & & cricket) (bee & wasp) Predator of: wasp) Lepidoptera larvae
(butterfly & moth), *Braconidae is the only Hymenoptera larvae (bee family that is strictly Meloidae (Blister Beetle) Sphecidae (Thread- & wasp) & other various parasitic – all other insect families parasitic families in this Waisted Wasp) Parasite of: section also pollinate Orthoptera eggs Predator of:
(grasshopper) Various insect families &
Spiders
Anthocoridae (Minute Pirate Chrysididae (Cuckoo Wasp)
Bug)
Parasite of: Mydidae (Mydas Fly) Syrphidae (Hover Fly) Predator of: Hymenoptera larvae (bee
Small arthropods & wasp) Larvae are predators of: Predator of:
Coleoptera larvae (beetle) Aphididae (Aphid) *Predator only
Conopidae (Thick-Headed Ripiphoridae (Wedge- Tachinidae (Tachinid Fly) Araneae (Spider)
Fly) Shaped Beetle) Parasite of: Predator of: Lepidoptera larvae Parasite of: Parasite of: Various insect families (butterfly & moth), Hymenoptera (bee & Coleoptera (beetle) & wasp) Hymenoptera larvae (bee Hymenoptera (bee & *Predator only & wasp) & Coleoptera wasp) larvae (beetle)
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Insects observed in an urban landscape - 68510 zip code, Lincoln, Nebraska. May thru September 2019. By parasitic and predatory insect - associated prey by order or family.
Asilidae (Robber Fly) Coccinellidae (Ladybird Dolichopodidae (Long- Gomphidae (Clubtail Beetle) Legged Fly) Dragonfly) Predator of: Hymenoptera (bee & Predator of: Predator of: Predator of: wasp), Diptera (fly) & Aphididae (Aphid) Various small insects Diptera (fly), Lepidoptera Odonata (dragonfly & (butterfly & moth) & damselfly) *Predator only *Predator only Hymenoptera (bee & wasp)
*Predator only *Predator only
Chrysopidae (Common Coenagrionidae (Narrow- Empididae (Dance Fly) Libellulidae (Skimmer Lacewing) Winged Damselfly) Dragonfly ) Predator of:
Predator of: Predator of: Various small insects Predator of:
Aphididae (Aphid) Diptera (fly) & Diptera (fly), Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera (bee & *Secondarily pollinates (butterfly & moth) &
*Predator only wasp) Hymenoptera (bee &
wasp)
*Predator only *Predator only
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