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Melissodes desponsus

Synonyms: Melissodes americana; Melissodes cnici; Melissodes desponsa; Melissodes nigripes

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Edwin S. George Reserve 1297 Michigan, United States

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Cirsium altissimum (tall thistle)[1]
Cirsium discolor (field thistle)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Echinacea purpurea (Eastern purple coneflower)[1]
Monarda fistulosa (mintleaf beebalm)[1]

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0