Flower-Visiting Insects
of Blunt-Leaved Orchid
Platanthera obtusata (Blunt-Leaved Orchid)
(insects suck nectar; many species of mosquitos and some Geometer moths are considered effective pollinators of this orchid – the length of an insect's proboscis is particularly important in determining pollinator effectiveness; observations are from Thien, Thien & Utech, Voss & Riefner, and Janes et al.)
Flies
Culicidae: Aedes sp. sn (TU, JVH), Aedes canadensis sn fq (Th, TU, JVH), Aedes cinereus sn (JVH), Aedes communis sn fq (Th, TU), Aedes dianteus sn (JVH), Aedes excrucians sn (JVH), Aedes intrudens sn (JVH), Aedes punctor sn (TU, JVH), Aedes sticticus sn (TU), Aedes vexans sn np (Th), Culex sp. sn np (Th), Mansonia perturbans sn np (Th)
Moths
Arctiidae: Haploa sp. sn np (TU), Hypoprepia sp. sn np (TU); Ctenuchidae: Ctenucha sp. sn np (TU); Geometridae: Campaea sp. sn np (TU), Caripeta sp. sn np (TU), Dysstroma sp. sn np (TU), Euchlaena sp. sn np (TU), Hydriomena renunciata sn (TU, JVH), Mesoleuca ruficillata sn (TU, JVH), Metanema sp. sn np (TU), Scopula sp. sn np (TU), Xanthorhoe abrasaria sn fq (TU, JVH), Xanthorhoe decolorata sn (JVH), Xanthorhoe lacustrata sn fq (TU, JVH), Xanthotype sp. sn np (TU); Pyralidae: Anageshna primordialis sn (VR), Eudonia alpina sn (JVH); Thyatiridae: Habrosyne sp. sn np (TU)