Flower-Visiting Insects
of Yellow Sweet
Clover
Melilotus officinalis (Yellow Sweet Clover) introduced
(Insect activity is mostly unspecified; observations are from Reed, Krombein et al., and Mawdsley as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (Re), Bombus fervida (Re); Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada sp. sn (Re); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis producta (Re); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinatum (Kr), Heriades leavitti (Kr)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata (Re), Halictus confusus (Re), Halictus ligatus (Re), Lasioglossum pectoralis (Re), Lasioglossum pilosus (Re); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Re); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena forbesii (Kr), Andrena hippotes (Kr), Andrena integra (Kr), Andrena miranda (Kr), Andrena nigrifrons (Kr), Andrena nuda (Kr), Andrena rugosa (Kr), Andrena wilkella (Re), Andrena wilmattae (Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis cp (Kr), Pseudopanurgus rugosus sn (Kr)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus politus (Re)
Flies
Stratiomyidae: Stratiomys obesa (Re); Syrphidae: Tropidia sp. (Re)
Moths
Noctuidae: Alypia octomaculata sn (Re)
Beetles
Cleridae: Enoclerus rosmarus (Mwd), Phyllobaenus pubescens (Mwd)