Flower-Visiting Insects
of Purple-Fringed
Orchid
Platanthera psychodes (Purple-Fringed Orchid)
(butterflies, skippers, & moths suck nectar; small bees suck nectar when the nectar spur is full and they are non-pollinating; observations are from Stoutamire, Guignard, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura sn np (WR), Lasioglossum gotham sn np (WR), Lasioglossum oblongum sn np (WR)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (WR), Papilio polyxenes asterias sn (Gu)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn (WR), Polites mystic sn (Stm)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (Gu), Hemaris thysbe sn (Stm, Gu)