Flower-Visiting Insects
of Hairy Bush Clover
Lespedeza hirta (Hairy Bush Clover)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Tuell et al. and Wilhelm & Rericha)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens fq (Tll, WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidiellum notatum (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys germana sn (WR), Coelioxys sayi sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (WR), Megachile campanulae campanulae (WR), Megachile dakotensis (WR), Megachile gemula (WR), Megachile petulans (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon splendens (WR), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (WR), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (WR), Lasioglossum foveolatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Limenitis archippus sn (WR), Phyciodes tharos sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (WR); Pieridae: Eurema lisa sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis horatius sn (WR)
Plant Bugs
Miridae: Lopidea instabilis sn (WR)