Flower-Visiting Insects
of Bunchflower


Melanthium virginicum (Bunchflower)
(insects suck nectar, sometimes they are non-pollinating as indicated below; observations are from Robertson; according to Müller 1873/1883, Bunchflower doesn't produce nectar, however Robertson apparently disagreed with this)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum versatus sn np

Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumonea sn; Perilampidae: Euperilampus triangularis sn np

Saw Flies
Argidae: Arge humeralis sn

Flies
Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys meigenii sn; Syrphidae: Sphaerophoria contiqua sn np, Syritta pipiens sn np, Toxomerus marginatus sn np; Empidae: Empis clausa sn np; Tachinidae: Archytas aterrima sn, Chetogena claripennis sn, Gymnoclytia immaculata sn, Gymnoclytia occidua sn, Linnaemya comta sn, Paradidyma singularis sn np, Trichopoda pennipes sn; Sarcophagidae: Ravinia anxia sn; Calliphoridae: Lucilia illustris sn, Lucilia sericata sn; Muscidae: Musca domestica sn, Neomyia cornicina sn; Anthomyiidae: Calythea nigricans sn np, Calythea pratincola sn np; Chloropidae: Homaluroides mellea sn np

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus sn np

Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata sn np; Curculionidae: Centrinites strigicollis sn fq np; Lampyridae: Photinus pyralis sn; Mordellidae: Mordella marginata sn np, Mordella melaena sn fq np; Scarabaeidae (Cetonniae): Trichiotinus piger sn fq


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