Flower-Visiting Insects
of Woodland
Phlox
Phlox divaricata spp. laphamii (Woodland Phlox)
(Wasps are probably exploratory and non-pollinating, short-tongued bees probably collect pollen and are non-pollinating, other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Wiggam & Ferguson as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus sp. (WF), Bombus bimaculatus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus impatiens sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans sn, Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia cordata sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora sp. cp np (WF); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes sp. cp np (WF)
Wasps
Vespidae: Polistes metrica (WF) exp np
Flies
Bombyliidae: Bombylius sp. sn (WF), Bombylius atriceps sn, Heterostylum croceum sn (WF)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn; Papilionidae: Battus philenor sn, Papilio cresphontes sn, Papilio glaucus sn (Rb, WF), Papilio marcellus sn, Papilio polyxenes asterias sn, Papilio troilus sn; Pieridae: Colias philodice sn, Pieris rapae sn (WF)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn, Erynnis icelus sn, Poanes zabulon sn fq, Polites themistocles sn, Thorybes bathyllus sn
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn fq (WF), Hemaris thysbe sn, Hyles lineata sn, Smerinthus jamaicensis sn (WF); Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera sn, Megalographa biloba sn fq (WF)