Flower-Visiting Insects
of False Garlic


Nothoscordum bivalve (False Garlic)
(Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Moure & Hurd, and Smith et al. as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada spp. (Smh), Nomada articulata sn (Rb), Nomada cressonii sn fq (Rb), Nomada cuneatus sn (Rb), Nomada luteola sn (Rb), Nomada ovatus sn fq (Rb), Nomada parva sn fq (Rb), Nomada sayi sn fq (Rb), Nomada superba superba sn fq (Rb); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia atriventris sn (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn fq (Rb, Smh), Augochlorella gratiosa (Smh), Augochlorella striata (MH), Halictus rubicundus (Smh), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq (Rb); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena nothoscordi sn cp olg (Rb, Smh), Andrena personata (Smh), Andrena platyparia fq (Smh)

Flies
Syrphidae: Sphaerophoria contiqua sn fq (Rb), Toxomerus marginatus sn (Rb); Bombyliidae: Bombylius fascipennis sn (Rb)

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (Rb); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Rb), Pieris rapae sn (Rb)

Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera sn (Rb)


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