Flower-Visiting Insects
of Great
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus (Great Mullein) introduced
(Bees collect pollen primarily, while flies feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera cp; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica cp, Bombus vagans sn cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens cp, Augochloropsis metallica metallica cp, Lasioglossum coriaceus cp, Lasioglossum cressonii cp, Lasioglossum pectoralis cp, Lasioglossum versatus cp
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np, Eupeodes americanus fp np, Syritta pipiens fp np, Toxomerus geminatus fp np, Toxomerus marginatus fp np, Trichopsomyia apisaon fp np; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura fp np