Flower-Visiting Insects
of Canada Frostweed
Helianthemum canadense (Canada Frostweed)
(Halictid bees collect pollen, while the butterfly is searching vainly for nectar; information is limited; observations are from Moure & Hurd, Grundel & Pavlovic, Swengel & Swengel, and Grundel et al. as indicated below; only pollen is available as a floral reward for insect visitors)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata cp (Gnd), Lasioglossm pectorale cp (Gnd), Lasioglossum vierecki cp (MH)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis exp (GP, Sw)