Flower-Visiting Insects
of Mexican Ground Cherry
Physalis philadelphica (Mexican Ground Cherry) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; observations are from Stevens and Discover Life; Colletes latitarsis and Colletes willistoni are oligoleges of Physalis spp.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus ternarius (DL), Bombus terricola (DL), Bombus vagans (DL); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidium manicatum (DL); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile relativa (Stv, DL)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (DL), Agapostemon virescens (DL), Augochlora pura (DL), Halictus rubicundus (DL), Lasioglossum paraforbesii (DL); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes latitarsis cp olg (DL), Colletes willistoni cp olg (DL)