Flower-Visiting Insects
of Marsh Hedge
Nettle
Stachys palustris (Marsh Hedge Nettle)
(bees mostly suck nectar, although some bees collect pollen as indicated below; flies feed on pollen and are non-pollinating, otherwise they suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; butterflies, skippers, and moths suck nectar and are non-pollinating; some observations are from Reed as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn, Bombus bimaculatus (Re), Bombus borealis (Re), Bombus fervida (Re), Bombus griseocallis (Re), Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus perplexus (Re), Bombus vagans sn (Rb, Re); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn, Anthophora terminalis (Re); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada superba superba sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn cp fq
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens sn, Lasioglossum paradmirandus (Re), Lasioglossum versatus cp np; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Re); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua (Re), Sphaerophoria sp. (Re), Syrphus ribesii fp np, Toxomerus marginatus fp np (Rb, Re); Bombyliidae: Systoechus vulgaris sn
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio marcellus sn np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor sn np, Polites themistocles sn np
Moths
Noctuidae: Autographa precationis sn np, Anagrapha falcifera sn np