Flower-Visiting Insects
of Mullein
Foxglove
Dasistoma macrophylla (Mullein Foxglove)
(Long-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen; Syrphid flies feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; butterflies & skippers suck nectar & are non-pollinating; one observation is from Hilty, while the remaining observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus sn cp, Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn cp fq, Bombus vagans sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Milesia virginiensis fp np
Butterflies
Pieridae: Pieris rapae sn np; Papilionidae: Papilio cresphontes sn np (H)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Poanes zabulon sn fq np