Flower-Visiting Insects
of Harbinger-of-Spring


Erigenia bulbosa (Harbinger-of-Spring)
(Honeybees suck nectar & collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, while other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Krombein et al. and Graenicher as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn cp fq (Rb, Gr); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus vagans sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata sn, Ceratina dupla dupla sn fq; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia atriventris sn, Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea, Augochlorella persimilis sn (Gr), Augochlorella striata, Augochloropsis metallica metallica, Halictus confusus sn (Rb, Gr), Halictus rubicunda, Lasioglossum forbesii, Lasioglossum foxii, Lasioglossum imitatus, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus, Lasioglossum versatus; Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes inaequalis fq; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena andrenoides andrenoides, Andrena arabis (Kr), Andrena carlini fq icp, Andrena erigeniae fq, Andrena erythronii, Andrena forbesii, Andrena mariae, Andrena miserabilis bipunctata, Andrena nigrae (Kr), Andena nuda, Andrena rugosa fq icp, Andrena salictaria, Andrena sayi

Wasps
Chrysididae: Chrysura pacifica

Flies
Tipulidae: Limonia canadensis; Stratiomyidae: Odontomyia pubescens; Syrphidae: Brachypalpus oarus, Cheilosia capillata, Eristalis dimidiatus fq, Eristalis stipator, Eupeodes americanus, Helophilus fasciatus, Platycheirus hyperboreus, Platycheirus obscurus fq, Syritta pipiens, Toxomerus geminatus, Toxomerus marginatus; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major; Tachinidae: Chetogena claripennis, Epalpus signifer, Gonia capitata fq (Rb, Gr), Siphona geniculata (Gr); Sarcophagidae: Ravinia derelicta; Calliphoridae: Cynomya cadaverina, Lucilia illustris (Gr), Phormia regina, Pollenia rudis (Gr); Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina (Rb, Gr); Anthomyiidae: Delia platura, Leucophora unistriata; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata; Lonchaeidae: Dasiops latifrons, Earomyia aberrans, Lonchaea polita (Gr); Scathophagidae: Scathophaga furcata (Rb, Gr); Chloropidae: Apallates coxendix, Elachiptera costata

Butterflies
Pieridae: Pontia protodice

Moths
Noctuidae: Anagrapha falcifera

Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Acalymma vittatum; Oedemeridae: Asclera ruficollis


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