Flower-Visiting Insects
of Narrow-leaved Sundrops


Oenothera fruticosa (Narrow-leaved Sundrops)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; observations are from Steury et al., Grundel et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha)

Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile addenda (SDO), Megachile gemula (WR), Megachile montivaga (Gnd), Megachile  relativa (Gnd); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis producta (Gnd), Osmia pumila (Gnd)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata (Gnd, WR), Halictus parallelus (WR), Lasioglossum albipenne (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum (WR)


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