Flower-Visiting Insects
of Ohio
Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
(Bees collect pollen; the butterfly is searching vainly for nectar; one observation is from Grundel & Pavlovic as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera cp fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis cp, Bombus pensylvanica cp; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa cp fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata cp, Halictus confusus cp, Lasioglossum macoupinensis cp, Lasioglossum pectoralis cp, Lasioglossum tegularis cp, Lasioglossum versatus cp; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena cressonii cp
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis exp (GP)