Common Names of
Flower-Visiting Birds &
Insects
Common names are not available for most species of insects, except Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths. Therefore, this list is short.
Birds
Trochilus colubris = Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Bees (long-tongued)
Apis mellifera = Honey Bee
Bombus sp. = Bumblebee sp.
Bombus impatiens = Impatient Bumblebee
Bombus pensylvanica = Pennsylvania Bumblebee
Bombus vagans = Wandering Bumblebee
Ceratina sp. = Little Carpenter Bee sp.
Heriades carinatum = Onion Bee
Melitoma taurea = Mallow Bee
Xylocopa virginica = Eastern Carpenter Bee
Bees (short-tongued)
Agapostemon texanus texanus = Texan Green Metallic Bee
Calliopsis verbenae = Verbena Bee
Cemolobus ipmoeae = Morning Glory Bee
Nomia nortoni = Norton's Alkali Bee
Peponapis pruinosa pruinosa = Squash & Gourd Bee
Wasps
Ammophila sp. = Thread-Waisted Wasp sp.
Ammophila procera = Common Thread-Waisted Wasp
Cerceris clypeata = Weevil Wasp
Chlorion sp. = Cricket Hunter Wasp sp.
Eumenes sp. = Potter Wasp sp.
Eumenes fraterna = Potter Wasp
Gasteruption assectator = Wild Carrot Wasp
Philanthus sp. = Bee Wolf sp.
Polistes annularis = Large Paper Wasp
Polistes carolina = Orange Paper Wasp
Polistes fuscata = Dark Paper Wasp
Sceliphron sp. = Mud Dauber Wasp sp.
Sceliphron caementaria = Black & Yellow Mud Dauber
Sphecius speciosus = Giant Cicada Killer
Sphex ichneumonea = Great Golden Digger Wasp
Tachytes sp. = Sand-Loving Wasp sp.
Vespula germanica = German Hornet
Flies
Bombylius major = Giant Beefly
Eristalis tenax = Drone Fly
Eupeodes americanus = American Hover Fly
Lucilia sericata = Green Blowfly
Musca domestica = House Fly
Stomoxys calcitrans = Stable Fly
Butterflies
Battus philenor = Pipevine Swallowtail
Celastrina argiolus = Spring/Summer Azure
Cercyonis pegala alope = Common Wood Nymph
Chlosyne nycteis = Silvery Checkerspot
Colias cesonia = Dogface Sulfur
Colias philodice = Clouded Sulfur
Danaus plexippes = Monarch
Euphydryas phaeton = Baltimore
Euptoieta claudia = Variegated Fritillary
Eurema lisa = Little Yellow
Eurema nicippe = Sleepy Orange
Everes comyntas = Eastern Tailed-Blue
Junonia coenia = Buckeye
Libytheana carincuta = American Snout
Limenitis archippus = Viceroy
Limenitis arthemis astyanax = Red-Spotted Purple
Lycaena hyllus = Bronze Copper
Lycaena phlaeas = American Copper
Megisto cymela = Little Wood Nymph
Nathalis iole = Dainty Sulfur
Nymphalis antiopa = Mourning Cloak
Papilio cresphontes = Giant Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus = Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio marcellus = Zebra Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes asterias = Black Swallowtail
Papilio troilus = Spicebush Swallowtail
Parrhasius m-album = White M Hairstreak
Phoebis sennae = Cloudless Sulfur
Phyciodes tharos = Pearl Crescent
Pieris rapae = Cabbage White
Polygonia interrogationis = Question Mark
Pontia protodice = Checkered White
Satyrium acadicum = Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus = Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium titus = Coral Hairstreak
Speyeria cybele = Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria idalia = Regal Fritillary
Strymon melinus = Gray Hairstreak
Vanessa atalanta = Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui = Painted Lady
Vanessa virginiensis = American Painted Lady
Skippers
Achalarus lyciades = Hoary Edge
Anatrytone logan = Delaware Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor = Least Skipper
Atalopedes campestris = Sachem
Epargyreus clarus = Silver-Spotted Skipper
Erynnis brizo = Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis icelus = Dreamy Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis = Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis martialis = Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis persius = Persius Duskywing
Euphyes dion = Dion Skipper
Euphyes vestris = Dun Skipper
Hylephila phyleus = Fiery Skipper
Pholisora catyllus = Common Sootywing
Poanes hobomok = Hobomok Skipper
Poanes zabulon = Zabulon Skipper
Polites orgianes = Crossline Skipper
Polites peckius = Peck's Skipper
Polites themistocles = Tawny-Edged Skipper
Pompeius verna = Little Glassywing
Staphylus hayhurstii = Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Thorybes bathyllus = Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades = Northern Cloudywing
Moths
Agrostis ipsilon = Black Cutworm Moth
Autographa precationis = Common Looper Moth
Autographa falcifera = Celery Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea = Forage Looper Moth
Carmenta bassiformis = Eupatorium Borer Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis = Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Eumorpha pandorus = Pandorus Sphinx
Faronta diffusa = Armyworm Moth
Feltia jaculifera = Dingy Cutworm Moth
Haploa colona = Colona Moth
Helicoverpa zea = Corn Earworm Moth
Hemaris diffinis = Snowberry Clearwing
Hemaris thysbe = Hummingbird Clearwing
Hyles lineata = White-Lined Sphinx
Manduca quinquemaculata = Five-Spotted Hawk Moth
Nomophila noctuella = Lucerne Moth
Sphinx eremitus = Hermit Sphinx
Spragueia leo = Leo Moth
Tarachidia candefacta = Olive-Shaded Bird-Dropping Moth
Utetheisa bella = Bella Moth
Xylophanes tersa = Tersa Sphinx
Beetles
Acalymma vittata = Striped Cucumber Beetle
Acmaeodera pulchella = Flat-Headed Bald Cypress Sapwood Borer
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus = Goldenrod Soldier Beetle
Coccinella novemnotata = Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle
Diabrotica longicornis = Northern Corn Rootworm
Diabrotica undecimpunctata = Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Epicauta pensylvanica = Black Blister Beetle
Epicauta vittata = Striped Blister Beetle
Gibbobruchus mimus = Redbud Bruchid
Hippodamia convergens = Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata = Thirteen-Spotted Lady Beetle
Megacyllene robiniae = Locust Borer
Tetraopes tetrophthalmus = Red Milkweed Beetle
Plant Bugs
Lygus lineolaris = Tarnished Plant Bug
Phymata fasciatus = Ambush Bug
Sinea diadema = Assasin Bug