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; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn; Anthophoridae (Anthophirini): Anthophora abrupta sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp fq
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus cp np, Lasioglossum imitatus cp np, Lasioglossum versatus cp np fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np, Syrphus ribesii fp np, Toxomerus geminatus fp np