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Insects Associated with Flowering Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris L., at London, Ontario

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. W. Judd
W. W. Judd
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
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Abstract

In the spring of 1962 Caltha palustris was in bloom from April 30 to May 26. Thirty-nine species of insects in Cantharidae, Nitidulidae, Coccinellidae, Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae, Miridae, Thripidae, Pieridae, Tenthredinidae, Apidae, Halictidae, Andrenidae, Formicidae, Sepsidae, Sciomyzidae, Ephydridae, Syrphidae, Anthomyiidae, Tachinidae and Muscidae visited the leaves and flowers. Many were found carrying pollen of the plant.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 96 , Issue 11 , November 1964 , pp. 1472 - 1476
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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