Flower-Visiting Insects
of Hoary
Alyssum
Berteroa incana (Hoary Alyssum) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Reed)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus terricola; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum lineatulus, Lasioglossum pilosus
Wasps
Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus politus
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiatus, Eristalis transversus, Eupeodes sp., Helophilus fasciatus, Helophilus stipatus, Orthonevra sp., Parhelophilus sp., Parhelophilus laetus