Flower-Visiting Insects
of Tall Green
Milkweed
Asclepias hirtella (Tall Green Milkweed)
(Insects suck nectar; most observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Betz as indicated below)
With pollinia:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fraternus fq, Bombus griseocallis fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica, Megachile texana
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bembix nubilipennis fq; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris bicornuta; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Prionyx atrata; Pompilidae: Entypus unifasciatus
Beetles
Scarabaeidae (Cetonniae): Trichiotinus piger
Without pollinia:
Bees (long-tongued)
Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis
Wasps
Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris compar; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta; Vespidae: Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus; Braconidae: Crassomicrodus divisus
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaena hyllus
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis fq
Pollinia Presence Unspecified:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis (Btz), Bombus griseocallis (Btz)