Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Common Bugleweed
Lycopus americanus (Common Bugleweed)
(Bees suck nectar and less often collect pollen; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Grundel & Pavlovic and Williams as indicated below, otherwise the observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn fq, Bombus pensylvanica sn, Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus lunatus concolor sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes comptoides sn, Melissodes nivea sn, Melissodes rustica sn; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys germana sn; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn, Megachile mendica sn, Megachile petulans sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn, Augochlorella aurata sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn fq, Halictus confusus sn, Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus parallelus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes americana sn, Colletes latitarsis sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn, Hylaeus illinoisensis sn, Hylaeus mesillae sn; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn cp, Perdita octomaculatus sn icp
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bicyrtes ventralis, Stizoides renicinctus, Stizus brevipennis fq; Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes aurulenta, Tachytes distinctus; Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Eucerceris zonata fq, Philanthus gibbosus, Philanthus ventilabris; Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans fq, Ammophila pictipennis, Ammophila procera, Eremnophila aureonotata, Isodontia apicalis, Prionyx atrata, Prionyx thomae, Sceliphron caementaria, Sphex ichneumonea fq, Sphex pensylvanica; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecincta fq; Scoliidae: Scolia bicincta; Sapygidae: Sapyga interrupta; Pompilidae: Anoplius lepidus, Anoplius marginatus, Ceropales bipunctata, Entypus fulvicornis fq, Poecilopompilus interrupta; Chrysididae: Hedychrum wiltii; Vespidae: Dolichovespula maculata, Polistes annularis, Polistes fuscata; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Eumenes fraterna, Euodynerus foraminatus, Parancistrocerus vagus
Flies
Empididae: Empis clausa; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fasciata, Exoprosopa fascipennis; Conopidae: Physocephala texana, Physoconops brachyrhynchus; Syrphidae: Eristalis arbustorum, Orthonevra nitida, Paragus bicolor, Paragus tibialis, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus marginatus; Tachinidae: Archytas analis fq, Archytas aterrima fq, Copecrypta ruficauda, Cylindromyia euchenor, Cylindromyia fumipennis, Deopalpus hirsutus, Distichona auriceps, Gymnoclytia immaculata, Gymnosoma fuliginosum, Hystriciella pilosa, Linnaemya comta, Plagiomima spinosula fq, Scotiptera parvicornis (Townsend, MS), Spallanzania hesperidarum fq, Tachinomyia panaetius fq, Trichopoda pennipes; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax, Sarcophaga sinuata, Senotainia rubriventris; Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria, Lucilia sericata; Muscidae: Limnophora narona, Neomyia cornicina
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Limenitus archippus, Phyciodes tharos; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas, Lycaeides melissa samuelis (GP); Pieridae: Colias philodice
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor, Pholisora catullus, Polites themistocles
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus fq (Rb, Wms)