Flower-Visiting Insects
of Broad-leaved Bluets
Houstonia purpurea (Broad-leaved Bluets)
(This plant is also referred to as Hedyotis purpurea. A variety with more narrow leaves, Houstonia purpurea calycosa, also referred to as Houstonia lanceolata, is included here. Most of these observations probably apply to Houstonia purpurea calycosa. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; most beetles feed on pollen and are non-pollinating; flies suck nectar and rarely feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar. Some observations are from Mitchell and Discover Life as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia rosae sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadinae): Nomada affabilis sn, Nomada articulata sn, Nomada superba sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn, Hoplitis spoliata sn (DL); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades variolosa sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn cp, Augochlorella striata sn cp, Halictus confusus sn, Halictus ligatus sn, Lasioglossum albipenne sn cp, Lasioglossum anomalum (Mch), Lasioglossum coriaceum (Mch), Lasioglossum forbesii (Mch), Lasioglossum foxii (Mch), Lasioglossum pectorale sn, Lasioglossum pilosum sn cp, Lasioglossum versatum sn cp; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis (Mch); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn cp fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiata sn, Paragus bicolor sn, Paragus tibialis sn, Sphaerophoria contiqua sn fp fq, Syritta pipiens sn, Toxomerus marginatus sn; Bombyliidae: Bombylius atriceps sn; Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn, Spallanzania hesperidarum sn
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis sn fq; Lycaenidae: Lycaena hyllus sn fq; Pieridae: Pieris rapae sn, Pontia protodice sn
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor sn fq, Pholisora catullus sn, Polites peckius sn
Beetles
Curculionidae: Centrinites strigicollis fp np, Odontocorynus scutellum-album fp np; Scarabaeidae (Cetonniae): Trichiotinus piger sn fp fq