Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild Blue
Sage
Salvia azurea (Wild Blue Sage)
(Insects suck nectar primarily; butterflies & skippers are probably non-pollinating; observations are from Hilty and Kopper et al.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn (H); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus sp. sn fq (H)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn np (H), Speyeria idalia sn np (KMC)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn np (H), Polites peckius sn np (H)