Flower-Visiting Insects
of Long-Leaved
Stitchwort
Stellaria longifolia (Long-Leaved Stitchwort)
(Short-tongued bees collect pollen or suck nectar; other insects suck nectar; except for one observation by Graenicher as indicated below, these observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada superba superba sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia conjuncta sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata sn, Halictus confusus sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp; Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena personata sn cp
Flies
Sciaridae: Sciara atrata sn; Syrphidae: Parhelophilus laetus sn, Toxomerus marginatus sn; Bombyliidae: Bombylius fulvibasis sn (Gr); Tachinidae: Gymnoclytia immaculata sn fq