Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca (Motherwort) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while Syrphid flies feed on pollen; only long-tongued bees are effective pollinators according to Robertson. Observations are from Robertson and Discover Life as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn (Rb), Bombus bimaculatus (DL), Bombus griseocollis (DL), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Anthophirini): Anthophora abrupta sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla sn cp fq (Rb, DL); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidium manicatum (DL); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys rufitarsis sn (DL)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus cp np (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum cp np (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum cp np fq (Rb)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np (Rb), Syrphus ribesii fp np (Rb), Toxomerus geminatus fp np (Rb)