Flower-Visiting Insects
and Hummingbirds
of Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
(Insects & hummingbirds suck nectar. Observations are from Hilty, Betz, Evans, Petersen, Moure & Hurd, LaBerge, Herms, Grundel & Pavlovic, MacRae, Swengle & Swengel, Lisberg & Young, Smith et al., Grundel et al., Williams, Kopper et al., Voss, O'Brien, and Rightmyer as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
With pollinia:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes communis, Melissodes tepaneca; Megachilidae (Anthidinini): Anthidium maculifrons; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochloropsis metallica metallica
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans, Ammophila procera, Prionyx thomae, Sphex ichneumonea
Flies
Tachinidae: Spallanzania hesperidarum
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Speyeria cybele, Speyeria idalia; Pieridae: Colias philodice; Papilionidae: Battus philenor, Papilio polyxenes asterias, Papilio troilus
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Without pollinia:
Bees (long-tongued)
Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis fq, Megachile montivaga
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Prionyx atrata
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus, Phyciodes tharos; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas, Lycaena hyllus, Satyrium titus; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus
Pollinia Presence Unspecified:
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris (H)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Btz, Gnd); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (Gnd), Bombus fraternus (Smh), Bombus griseocollis (Smh, Gnd), Bombus pensylvanicus (Btz, Smh) fq; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla (Ev, Gnd), Ceratina strenua (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus lectoides sn (Gnd), Triepeolus lunatus sn (Rtm); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis (Pt), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (LB); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys sayi (Gnd); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (Btz), Megachile campanulae (Gnd), Megachile frugalis (Gnd), Megachile latimanus (Ev), Megachile mendica (Ev, Gnd); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinatum (Ev)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon splendens (Gnd), Augochlora pura (Gnd), Augochlorella aurata fq (Gnd), Augochlorella persimilis (MH), Augochlorella striata (MH), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Ev), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (Gnd), Halictus confusus (Ev), Halictus rubicundus (Ev), Lasioglossum mitchelli (Gnd), Lasioglossum pectorale (Ev, Gnd), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum (Ev), Lasioglossum subviridatum (Gnd); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armatus (Btz); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis (Ev)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila procera (OB), Sphex ichneumoneus (Btz, OB)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus (Btz, H), Speyeria aphrodite (V), Speyeria atlantis (V), Speyeria cybele (V), Speyeria idalia fq (KMC); Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis fq (GP, Hm, Sw), Satyrium titus (Btz, V); Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterias (H); Pieridae: Colias interior (V)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (McR); Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Mordellidae: Mordella marginata (LY)
True Bugs
Coreidae: Chariesterus antennator sn (Wm2); Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii fq (Btz); Pentatomidae: Euschistus servus euschistoides sn (Wm2)