Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Pilewort
Erechtites hieracifolia (Pilewort)
(Insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea
Wasps
Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta; Pompilidae: Tachypompilus ferruginea; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata, Vespula germanica; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus antilope, Euodynerus annulatus, Zethus spinipes
Flies
Tachinidae: Archytas aterrima
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaena hyllus