Flower-Visiting Insects
of Bird's Foot Violet


Viola pedata (Bird's Foot Violet)
(Bees usually suck nectar, but sometimes collect pollen; Syrphid flies feed on stray pollen [fsp] and are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar; all observations are from Robertson)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora ursina sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis stipator fsp np

Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias philodice sn, Pieris rapae sn

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis brizo sn, Erynnis icelus sn, Erynnis juvenalis sn

Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera sn


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