Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Hairy Penstemon
Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy Penstemon)
(Long-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar; beeflies suck nectar; wasps perforate the flowers [prf], suck nectar from the perforations [sn@prf], and are non-pollinating; butterflies & skippers suck nectar, but are non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans sn; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn fq, Anthophora ursina sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn ; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia belfragii sn cp fq, Synhalonia rosae sn fq, Synhalonia speciosa sn fq icp; Anthophoridae (Melectini): Melecta thoracica sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn cp fq, Osmia atriventris sn cp fq, Osmia bucephala bucephala sn, Osmia collinsiae sn, Osmia cordata sn cp fq, Osmia distincta sn cp fq olg, Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn cp fq
Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus prf sn @prf np
Flies
Bombyliidae: Bombylius atriceps sn
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Battus philenor sn np, Papilio cresphontes sn np, Papilio polyxenes asterias sn np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Poanes zabulon sn np