Flower-Visiting Insects
of Purple Fringeless Orchid
Platanthera peramoena (Purple Fringeless Orchid)
(butterflies, skippers, and Sphinx moths suck nectar; observations are from Hapeman, Luer, and Janes et al.)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (Hpm, JVH), Speyeria cybele sn (Hpm); Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus sn (Lu, JVH), Papilio troilus sn (Hpm, JVH)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn (Hpm, Lu)
Moths
Sphingidae: Amphion floridensis sn (Hpm), Hemaris diffinis sn (Hpm, JVH), Hemaris thysbe sn fq (Hpm, JVH), Hyles lineata sn (Hpm, JVH)