Flower-Visiting Insects
of Culver's
Root
Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; flies feed on pollen or suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Clinebell and Petersen as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq (Rb, Cl); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (Cl), Bombus fervidus (Pt), Bombus griseocallis fq (Cl), Bombus impatiens fq (Cl), Bombus pensylvanica sn, Bombus vagans sn (Rb, Pt); Anthophoridae (Anthophorinae): Anthophora terminalis (Cl); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp (Rb, Cl); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn fq; Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (Cl); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile exilis (Cl); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis cylindricus sn cp, Hoplitis pilosifrons sn; Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon texanus texanus sn, Agapostemon virescens sn, Augochlorella striata (Pt), Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Halictus confusus sn (Rb, Pt), Halictus ligatus sn (Rb, Pt), Halictus rubicunda fq (Cl), Lasioglossum sp. (Cl), Lasioglossum cattellae (Cl), Lasioglossum coriaceus cp, Lasioglossum imitatus cp fq (Rb, Cl), Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum rohweri (Cl), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus (Cl)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Stictia carolina; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans, Ammophila procera, Sphex ichneumonea
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalinus aeneus sn fp, Eristalis tenax sn fp, Eristalis transversus fp np, Syritta pipiens sn, Toxomerus marginatus fp np; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fasciata sn; Conopidae: Physocephala sp. (Cl), Thecophora occidensis sn; Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas, Lycaena hyllus; Pieridae: Pieris rapae
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus (Cl)
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis; Pyralidae: Nomophila nearctica
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus turcicus