Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Hairy Hedge Nettle
Stachys pilosa (Hairy Hedge Nettle)
(Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, ants suck nectar. Observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha. Observations include Stachys pilosa pilosa and Stachys pilosa arenicola. Scientific synonyms of this plant include Stachys palustris homotricha, Stachys pilosa homotricha, Stachys arenicola, and Stachys palustris nigrigonensis.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus, Bombus fervidus, Bombus griseocollis, Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora terminalis (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinata (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica glacialis sn np (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn np (WR), Lasius alienus sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Conopidae: Physocephala tibialis sn (WR)