Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
(bees usually suck nectar and less often collect pollen; beetles feed on pollen and are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar; one observation is from Estes & Thorp as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq, Bombus bimaculatus sn, Bombus fraternus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn fq, Bombus impatiens sn cp fq, Bombus pensylvanica sn cp fq, Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Emphorini): Ptilothrix bombiformis sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus concavus sn, Triepeolus lunatus concolor sn fq, Triepeolus lunatus lunatus sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Florilegus condigna sn, Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn, Melissodes communis sn cp, Melissodes tepaneca sn, Peponapis pruinosa pruinosa sn, Svastra obliqua obliqua sn cp fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn fq, Megachile inimica sayi sn, Megachile mendica cp, Megachile parallela parallela sn, Megachile petulans sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn, Agapostemon texanus texanus sn, Agapostemon virescens sn, Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum lustrans sn np (ET); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis cp np
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinqecincta; Pompilidae: Entypus fulvicornis; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis stipator, Eristalis tenax fq, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens, Volucella bombylans; Conopidae: Physocephala texana, Physocephala tibialis, Physoconops brachyrhynchus; Muscidae: Musca domestica
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala alope, Danaus plexippus fq, Limenitis archippus, Phyciodes tharos fq, Speyeria cybele, Vanessa atalanta fq, Vanessa cardui, Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus, Everes comyntas, Lycaena hyllus fq, Strymon melinus; Papilionidae: Battus philenor, Papilio polyxenes asterias fq, Papilio troilus; Pieridae: Colias cesonia, Colias philodice, Pieris rapae, Pontia protodice fq
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Anatrytone logan, Atalopedes campestris, Epargyreus clarus fq, Erynnis juvenalis fq, Poanes zabulon, Polites peckius, Polites themistocles fq, Thorybes bathyllus
Moths
Arctiidae: Utetheisa bella; Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Coccinellidae: Hippodamia convergens fp np; Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus piger fp np
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Oncopeltus fasciatus