Flower-Visiting Insects
of Spring
Avens
Geum vernum (Spring Avens)
(Short-tongued bees usually suck nectar, but sometimes collect pollen; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada parva sn fq
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn cp fq, Augochlorella striata sn cp, Halictus confusus sn, Lasioglossum foxii sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn fq, Lasioglossum tegularis sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn; Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes cressonii sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena personata sn fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Paragus bicolor sn, Toxomerus geminatus sn; Tachinidae: Siphona geniculata sn fq