Flower-Visiting Insects & Birds
of Indian Paintbrush


Castilleja coccinea (Indian Paintbrush)
(hummingbirds & bumblebees suck nectar, while the masked bee probably collects stray pollen and is non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Bertin, and Grundel et al.)

Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris (Rb, Brt)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica (Gr)

Bees (short-tongued)
Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinsi/modestus csp np (Gnd)


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