Community Pollinator Survey, Legacy Preserves

As of June 8, We've added a genus-level network and table summarizing all data for Iron Creek, Johnson, and Shatter properties. What does it all mean? In the next month, after reviewing the data across all sites and plants, we will put together an analysis. There will be a lot to say.

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A few notable species from Legacy sites

A specialist on ragwort: Andrena gardineri
2 metallic green sweat bees we saw at only one project location: Augorochlorella aurata at Iron Creek (above), Agopostemon virescens at Johnson (below).
Above: We saw very few hoverflies. Except on marsh marigold at Iron Creek.

Below: A masked bee (Hylaeus) male, seen in late May on deadnettle and golden alexander.

Legacy Conservancy— Insect Species by Plant, 2026

Group ID Cicely Dead nettle Geranium Gold Alex Gray dogwood Marsh marigold Ragwort Spring beauty
Bee Agopostemon virescens—1——————
Andrena cressonii———3————
Andrena distans——2—————
Andrena dunningi4———4———
Andrena erigeniae———————8
Andrena gardineri——————4—
Andrena imitatrix2———————
Andrena integra————1———
Andrena perisimulata———1————
Andrena sp———25———
Andrena ziziae———2————
Apis mellifera—17—————
Augorochlora pura——1321—3—
Ceratina sp1431134——2
Colletes inaequalis——1—————
Dialictus sp——2—————
Halictus ligatus————1———
Hoplitis producta———2————
Hoplitis sp—1—1————
Hylaeus affinis—6—12————
Hylaeus illinoisensis—1——————
Hylaeus sp———6————
Lasioglossum dialictus———1———1
Nomada bidentate——1—————
Nomada sp——74——32
Osmia bucephala—1——————
Osmia cornifrons———————1
Coleoptera Analeptura lineola————4———
Coleomegilla maculata—1——————
Cyrtophorus verrucosus————1———
Lampyrid——————1—
Pidonia vibex——3—————
Lepidoptera Epargyreus clarus————1———
Erynnis sp——1—————
Non-syrph fly Fly sp1———————
Syrphid Eristalis sp—————1——
Helophilus fasciatus————1———
Wasp Crabronid sp1———1————
Crabronid sp2———1————
Ectemnius sp———2————
Pompilid———1————
Wasp1—2—————
Wasp sp———2————
Total visitors 95540562311114

Shaded cells indicate observed visits. — = not observed on this plant.

Helophilus fasciatus moved from Bee to Syrphid; Pidonia vibex duplicate entries merged; Dead nettle spelling normalized.

David Cappaert, Update June 10, 2026

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