Flower-Visiting Insects
of Marbleseed


Onosmodium molle (Marbleseed)
(Short-tongued bees probably collect pollen, other insects probably seek nectar; all observations are from Williams)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus affinis, Bombus bimaculatus, Bombus fervidus, Bombus griseocallis, Bombus impatiens, Bombus vagans

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata, Augochloropsis metallica metallica, Lasioglossum admirandus

Ants
Formicidae: Unidentified species

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus

Beetles
Cleridae: Phyllobaenus pubescens

Plant Bugs
Miridae: Adelphocoris lineolatus, Plagiognathus obscurus, Plagiognathus politus, Rhinocapsus vanduzeei


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