Flower-Visiting Insects
of Prairie
Lily
Lilium philadelphicum (Prairie Lily)
(Short-tongued bees collect pollen and are non-pollinating, butterflies suck nectar; all observations are from Graenicher)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata cp np, Lasioglossum versatus cp np
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterias sn; Nymphalidae: Speyeria cybele sn fq, Phyciodes tharos sn