Flower-Visiting Insects
of Monkey
Flower
Mimulus ringens (Monkey Flower)
(bees, butterflies, and skippers suck nectar, Syrphid flies probably feed on pollen, while the wasp either sucks nectar or explores the flowers; the larger long-tongued bees are effective pollinators, while the remaining insects are probably non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson, Mitchell, and Conger)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervida sn fq (Mch), Bombus griseocallis sn (Mch), Bombus impatiens sn (Mch), Bombus pensylvanica sn (Rb, Cng), Bombus vagans sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn np (Cng); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn (Cng); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus sn (Cng)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn np (Cng), Agapostemon splendens sn np (Cng)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Microbembex monodonta sn/exp np (Cng)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np (Cng), Eupeodes americanus fp np (Cng), Sphaerophoria contiqua fp np (Cng), Syritta pipiens fp np (Cng)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Battus philenor sn np (Cng)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn np (Cng)