Prairie Insects from the Echinacea project

ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION IN FRAGMENTED PRAIRIE HABITAT

Order Hymenoptera

• Andrenidae
• Andrena rudbeckiae, Female
• Andrena rudbeckiae, Male
• Pseudopanurgus albitarsis, Female
• Pseudopanurgus albitarsis, Male
• Apidae
• Ceratina calcarata/dupla
• Melissodes bidentis
• Melissodes subillata, Female
• Melissodes subillata, Male
• Melissodes trinodis
• Apis mellifera
• Bombus fervidus
• Colletidae
• Colletes kincaidii
• Hylaeus cressoni
• Hylaeus modestus
• Formicidae
• Formica sp.
• Lasius sp.
• Halictidae
• Agapostemon virescens
• Augochlorella aurata
• Lasioglossum heterognatum
• Lasioglossum near rowheri
• Lasioglossum pilosum
• Lasioglossum pruinosum
• Lasioglossum pectorale
• Halictus ligatus
• Agapostemon texanus
• Lasioglossum imitatum
• Lasioglossum tegulare
• Lasioglossum albipenne
• Lasioglossum admirandus
• Halictus confusus
• Halictus rubicundus
• Megachilidae
• Megachile brevis

Order Diptera

• Sarcophagidae
• Sarcophagidae sp.
• Scathophagidae
• Scathophagidae sp.
• Syrphidae
• Eristalis? sp. 1.
• Eristalis? sp. 2.
• Helophilus? sp.
• Sphaerophoria? sp1
• Sphaerophoria? sp2

Protocol for taking insect photos with the Leica FireCam on the Zeiss microscope. Written by Anna Birnberg, January 2008.

Suggestions for improving this webpage, January 2008.