Flower-Visiting Insects
of Leafy Prairie Clover


Dalea foliosa (Leafy Prairie Clover)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, while ants suck nectar; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocallis (WR), Bombus impatiens (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus (WR), Lasioglossum admirandum (WR)

Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica incerta sn (WR)

Beetles
Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR)


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