1. Local Animal Pollinators Flower-visiting Beetles (about 50 species in the WDC Area) (12 taxonomic families)

2. Local Animal Pollinators Shining Mold Beetles (Phalacridae) (about 1 species in the WDC Area)

3. Local Animal Pollinators Phalacris sp. (phalacrid beetles, 1 mm long, Phalacridae) on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod) (Maryland, August 2004)

4. Local Animal Pollinators Tumbling Flower Beetles (Mordellidae) (about 10 species in the WDC Area)

5. Local Animal Pollinators Tumbling flower beetle (4 mm long, Mordellidae) on on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, August 2004)

6. Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) (about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators

7. Long-horned beetle (10 mm long, Cerambycidae) on Rosa sp. (rose) (Ohio, June 2004, similar species in the WDC Area)

8. Local Animal Pollinators Megacyllene robiniae (Locust Borer, 18 mm long, Cerambycidae) on Solidago canadensis (Canadian Goldenrod) (Maryland, September 2002)

9. Weevils (Curculionidae) (about 10 flowering-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators

10. Weevil (1 mm long, Curculionidae?) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators

11. Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae) (about 2 species in the WDC Area)

12. Local Animal Pollinators Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Pennsylvania Soldier Beetle, 10 mm long, Cantharidae) on Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) (Maryland, August 2004)

13. Local Animal Pollinators Flower-visiting Wasps (about 90 species in the WDC Area) (8 taxonomic families)

14. Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Sphecid Wasps (Sphecidae) (about 20 species in the WDC Area)

15. Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Cerceris sp. (Vespidae, 5 mm long) on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)

16. Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae) and a Cerceris wasp (Vespidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Roundleaf Mint, alien) (Maryland, August 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

17. Vespid Wasps (Vespidae) (about 25 species in the WDC Area)

18. Potter Wasps (Vespidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, August 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

19. Potter Wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

20. Vespid wasp (Vespidae) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

21. Polistes fuscatus (Fuscate Paper Wasp, Vespidae, male) on Aster umbellatus (Flat-top White Aster) (Maryland, September 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

22. Thrips (Thysanoptera) (about 30 species in the WDC Area)

23. Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips Thrips, 1 mm long, Thysanoptera) on Impatiens glandulosa (Bizzy Lizzy) (Maryland, August 2004). A thrips from a soil trap, (Virginia, August, 2000, photo by D. S. Kjar).

24. Local Animal Pollinators: Thrips Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) (Maryland, August 2004)

25. Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Butterflies (Ropalocera) (about 106 species in the WDC Area)

26. Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Skipper Butterflies (Hesperiidae) (about 46 species in the WDC Area)

27. Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators Erynnis horatius (Horace’s Dusky Wing Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004)

28. Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper, Hesperiidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

29. Atalopedes campestris (Sachem Skipper, Hesperiidae, female) on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, August 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

30. Pierid Butterflies (Pieridae) (about 9 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

31. Pieris rapae (Imported Cabbage Butterfly, Pieridae, alien) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

32. Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilionidae) (about 5 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

33. Eurytides marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on Apocynum medium (Medium Indian Hemp) (Maryland, July 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

34. Pterourus glaucus (Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae, male) on Monarda media (Medium Bee Balm) (Maryland, July 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

35. Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) on Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle, alien) (Maryland, July – August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

36. Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilionidae) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

37. Impatiens glandulosa (Buzzy Lizzy, Balsaminaceae, alien) with pink pollen (Maryland, August 2004)

38. Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) (about 26 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

39. Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Clethra alnifolia (Sweet Pepperbush) (Washington, D.C., July 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

40. Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Allium tuberosum (Chinese Chives, alien) (Maryland, September 2001) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

41. Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly, Nymphalidae) on Trifolium pratense (Red Clover, alien) (Michigan, June 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

42. Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Lycaenidae) (about 18 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

43. Everes comytas (Eastern-tailed Blue Butterfly, Lycaenidae, female) on Trifolium repens (White Clover, alien) (Maryland, July 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

44. Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak Butterfly, Lycaenidae) on Arctium minus (Common Burdock, alien, left) (Virginia, August 2002) and on Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower, alien) (Maryland, August 2004) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

45. Moths (Heterocera) (about 80 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

46. Main Local Animal Pollinators Pyralid Moths (Pyralidae) (about 5 possibly pollinating species in the WDC Area)

47. Pyrausta orphisalis (pyralid moth, Pyralidae) on Mentha rotundifolia (Round-leaf Mint) (Maryland, August 2003) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

48. Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) (about 55 species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

49. Hemaris diffini (Snowberry Clear-wing Sphinx Moth, Sphingidae) on Buddleya davidi (Butterflybush, alien) (Washington, D.C., July 2001, photo by Daniel S. Kjar) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

50. Ermine Moths (Yponomeutidae) (about 1 flower-visiting species in the WDC Area) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators

51. Atteva punctella (Ailanthus Webworm, Yponomeutidae alien) on Eupatorium altissimum (Tall Thoroughwort) (Maryland, September 2002) Local Animal Pollinators and Possible Pollinators