Flower-Visiting Insects
and Birds
of American Germander
Teucrium canadense (American Germander)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, Syrphid flies and the soldier beetle suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects and hummingbirds suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Mitchell, Moure & Hurd, Graenicher, Conger, Williams, Stevens, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below. These observations include the typical variety and var. occidentalis of American Germander.)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn (Rb)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis sn/cp (Cng), Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus fervidus sn/cp (Cng, WR), Bombus fraternus sn (Rb), Bombus griseocollis sn fq (Rb, WR), Bombus impatiens sn fq (Rb, WR), Bombus pensyvlanicus sn fq (Rb, Cng), Bombus vagans sn (Rb), Psithyrus variabilis sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn (Rb, WR), Anthophora terminalis (WR), Anthophora walshii sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla sn np fq (Rb, Cng, WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus concavus sn (Rb), Triepeolus lunatus concolor sn fq (Rb), Triepeolus simplex sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Florilegus condignus sn cp fq (Rb), Melissodes sp. sn/cp (Cng), Melissodes agilis sn (Rb), Melissodes bimaculata sn fq (Rb), Melissodes communis sn (Rb), Melissodes comptoides sn fq (Rb), Melissodes denticulata sn (Rb), Melissodes tepaneca sn (Rb), Melissodes trinodis sn (Rb), Peponapis pruinosa sn (WR), Svastra obliqua obliqua sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn/cp (Cng, WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidium manicatum (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys germana sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis sn cp fq (Rb), Megachile inimica sayi sn (Rb), Megachile latimanus sn/cp (Mch, Stv), Megachile mendica sn (Rb, WR), Megachile pugnata sn (WR), Megachile sculpturalis (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae):Agapostemon sericeus sn/cp (MH, Cng), Agapostemon splendens sn/cp (Cng), Agapostemon virescens sn (Rb), Augochlora pura sn cp np (Rb, WR), Augochlorella striata sn np (Rb), Halictus rubicundus sn (Rb), Lasioglossum atwoodi cp (WR), Lasioglossum cressonii cp (WR), Lasioglossum obscurum cp (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena carlini sn/cp (Cng)
Wasps
Scoliidae: Campsomeris plumipes sn (Cng); Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Bembix nubilipennis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Tachytes crassus sn (WR); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus foraminatus sn (Cng, WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua sn/fp (Cng), Eristalis tenax sn/fp (Cng), Eupeodes americanus sn/fp (Cng), Syritta pipiens sn/fp (Cng); Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fasciata sn (Rb), Exoprosopa fascipennis sn (Rb), Systoechus vulgaris sn (Rb, Gr); Conopidae: Physocephala texana sn (Rb), Stylogaster biannulata sn (Rb)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (Rb); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Rb), Pieris rapae sn (Cng); Papilionidae: Battus philenor sn (Rb, Cng)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Anatrytone logan sn (Rb), Epargyreus clarus sn (Cng), Polites peckius sn (Rb)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (Rb, WR), Hemaris thysbe sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms)