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