Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Common Mallow
Malva neglecta (Common Mallow) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; Robertson listed this plant species as Malva rotundifolia, but it is more likely Malva neglecta; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn, Bombus impatiens sn cp, Bombus vagans sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis sn, Nomada articulata sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn, Osmia pumila sn; Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades leavitti sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn fq, Agapostemon virescens sn cp fq, Augochlora purus purus sn, Augochlorella aurata sn fq, Augochlorella striata sn fq, Augochloropsis metallica metallica sn, Halictus confusus sn cp fq, Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus rubicunda sn cp, Lasioglossum coriaceus sn, Lasioglossum illinoensis sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn fq, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum truncatus sn cp, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes eulophi sn; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn cp np, Hylaeus mesillae sn, Hylaeus modestus modestus sn fq; Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn cp fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus sn fp; Empididae: Empis distans sn; Conopidae: Zodion fulvifrons sn; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina sn; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata sn
Butterflies
Pieridae: Pieris rapae sn, Pontia protodice sn
Beetles
Melyridae: Collops quadrimaculatus sn