Flower-Visiting Insects
of Wild Hyacinth
Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth)
(Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar, other insects suck nectar. Most observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Moure & Hurd, Krombein et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus, Bombus griseocollis, Bombus impatiens, Bombus pensylvanicus; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (Rb, WR), Ceratina dupla (Rb,WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia belfragei, Synhalonia speciosa fq; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada affabilis, Nomada articulata, Nomada superba fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia lignaria, Osmia pumila
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (MH), Agapostemon virescens sn, Augochlora pura (MH, WR), Augochlorella aurata sn (Rb, WR), Augochlorella striata sn, Augochloropsis metallica metallica (MH), Halictus confusus sn cp fq, Halictus ligatus sn cp, Halictus rubicundus sn cp, Lasioglossum cressonii (WR), Lasioglossum forbesii sn, Lasioglossum obscurum (MH), Lasioglossum pectorale sn fq, Lasioglossum pilosum sn cp fq, Lasioglossum pruinosum sn cp fq, Lasioglossum versatum sn cp fq; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena heraclei (Kr), Andrena hippotes (Kr)
Wasps
Vespidae: Polistes fuscatus; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus adiabatus, Stenodynerus ammonia; Pompilidae: Anoplius illinoensis
Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica subsericea (WR), Lasius alienus (WR), Prenolepis imparis (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis dimidiata, Orthonevra nitida, Orthonevra pictipennis, Paragus bicolor, Syritta pipiens; Tachinidae: Linnaemya comta; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax; Calliphoridae: Cynomya cadaverina, Lucilia sericata, Phormia regina; Anthomyiidae: Delia platura; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Chlosyne nycteis, Vanessa atalanta, Vanessa virginiensis; Pieridae: Colias philodice fq
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Pholisora catullus
Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Paria fragariae (WR), Coccinellidae: Hippodamia convergens