Flowering Plants Visited
by Hylaeus
nelumbonis
Hylaeus nelumbonis Robertson: Colletidae (Hylaeinae), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below; this bee is an oligolege of floating aquatic plants in the Water Lotus and Water Lily families)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias syriaca sn (WR); Iridaceae: Iris versicolor shrevei sn np (WR); Malvaceae: Hibiscus laevis (WR); Nelumbonaceae: Nelumbo lutea cp olg (Rb); Nymphaeaceae: Nymphaea tuberosa cp olg (Rb)