Flower-Visiting Insects
of Ragged Green
Orchid
Platanthera lacera (Ragged Green Orchid)
(Moths suck nectar, while other insects explore the flowers & are non-pollinating; observations are from Little et al. and Luer; the moths are effective pollinators of this orchid)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae: Lasioglossum spp. exp np (LDR)
Flies
Calliphoridae: Unspecified species (Green Bottle flies) exp np (LDR)
Moths
Noctuidae: Unidentified spp. (Lu), Allagrapha aerea sn (LDR), Anagrapha falcifera sn (LDR); Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn (Lu)