Flower-Visiting Insects
of Crack Willow
Salix fragilis (Crack Willow) introduced
(bees suck nectar or collect pollen, the fairy moth sucks nectar, while flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen; all observations are from Small)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus perplexus, Bombus sandersoni, Bombus ternarius, Bombus terricola
Bees (short-tongued)
Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis sn fq; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena bradleyi sn, Andrena carlini, Andrena carolina sn, Andrena vicina sn fq
Flies
Muscidae: Spilogona fatima
Moths
Adelidae: Adela purpurea sn fq
Beetles
Scirtidae: Cyphon variabilis (probably) fq