Flower-Visiting Insects and Birds
of Black Locust


Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust)
(Hummingbirds, bees, and other insects suck nectar; butterflies and moths are non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson and Wilhelm & Rericha)

Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn fq (Rb)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn (Rb, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq (Rb, WR), Bombus fraternus sn (Rb), Bombus griseocollis sn (Rb, WR), Bombus impatiens sn fq (Rb, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn fq (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn (Rb)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn np (Rb); Papilionidae: Papilio marcellus sn np (Rb)

Moths
Sphingidae: Hyles lineata sn np (Rb)


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