Flower-Visiting Insects
of Prairie White-Fringed
Orchid
Platanthera praeclara (Prairie White-Fringed Orchid)
(this prairie orchid has a more western distribution than Platanthera leucophaea; Sphinx moths suck nectar, some species are effective at cross-pollination while others are ineffective; observations are from Sheviak & Bowles and Heshka)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hyles gallii sn fq (Hh), Manduca quinquemaculata sn np (SB), Sphinx drupiferarum sn (Hh)