Flower-Visiting Insects
of Peppermint
Mentha × piperita (Peppermint) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; observations are from Discover Life)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis (DL), Bombus impatiens (DL); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (DL); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus lectoides sn (DL), Triepeolus pectoralis sn (DL); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis (DL), Megachile mendica (DL), Megachile petulans (DL), Megachile texana (DL)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus (DL), Lasioglossum marinum (DL), Lasioglossum nymphaearum sn (DL), Lasioglossum pectorale (DL), Lasioglossum pilosum (DL); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes nudus (DL); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Perdita octomaculata (DL)