Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea (Ground Ivy) introduced
(Insects suck nectar; butterflies, skippers, & moths are ineffective pollinators; some observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus, Bombus pensylvanicus fq, Bombus vagans; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta fq; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada superba superba fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons, Osmia collinsiae, Osmia pumila fq
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata, Augochloropsis metallica metallica
Flies
Syrphidae: Rhingia nasica; Bombyliidae: Bombylius atriceps, Bombylius major (WR)
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias philodice np fq, Pieris rapae np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Poanes hobomok np, Poanes zabulon np, Polites peckius np
Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera np