Flower-Visiting Insects
of Canada
Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milkvetch)
(Long-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; most observations are from Robertson, although one observation is from Mitchell as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn cp fq, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn; Megachilidae (Anthidinini): Anthidium psoraleae sn icp; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (Mch), Megachile centuncularis sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus parallelus sn
Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Stenodynerus fundatiformis sn
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis martialis sn np