Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana (Persimmon)
(on staminate flowers, bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies feed on pollen, and other insects suck nectar; on pistillate flowers, all insects suck nectar; only long-tongued bees are effective pollinators; observations are from Robertson)
On staminate flowers:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis sn cp, Bombus impatiens sn cp, Bombus pensylvanica sn; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp np; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia rosae sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia pumila sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn cp np, Agapostemon virescens sn cp np, Augochlorella aurata cp np, Augochlorella striata sn cp np, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn cp np, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn cp np, Lasioglossum forbesii cp np, Lasioglossum fuscipennis sn cp np fq, Lasioglossum imitatus cp np, Lasioglossum versatus cp np, Lasioglossum zephyrus cp np
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np, Eupeodes americanus fp np, Syrphus ribesii fp np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Pompeius verna sn np
On pistillate flowers:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus, Bombus pensylvanica; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia rosae fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia pumila
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon virescens np, Augochlora purus np, Augochlorella striata np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites origenes np, Pompeius verna np