Flower-Visiting Insects
of Lady's Thumb


Persicaria vulgaris (Lady's Thumb) introduced
(Short-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus rubicunda sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp fq, Lasioglossum versatus sn fq, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn

Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Lestica confluentus sn, Oxybelus mexicanus sn; Philanthidae: Cerceris finitima sn; Vespidae: Polistes annularis sn

Flies
Syrphidae: Syritta pipiens sn fq; Bombyliidae: Villa alternata fp; Fanniidae: Fannia manicata sn

Butterflies
Pieridae: Pontia protodice sn


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