Flower-Visiting Insects
of Mild Water Pepper

Persicaria hydropiperoides (Mild Water Pepper)
(bees mostly suck nectar from the flowers, although some bees may occasionally collect pollen; flies and beetles mostly suck nectar from flowers, although some flies and beetles may feed on pollen; other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, Krombein et al., Fothergill & Vaughn, Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Rb, WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla (Rb), Ceratina strenua (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (Rb), Megachile mendica (Rb)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (Rb), Augochlora pura pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochloropsis metallica fulgida (WR), Halictus confusus (Rb), Halictus rubicundus (Rb), Lasioglossum coriaceum fq (Rb); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes americana fq (Rb), Colletes eulophi (Rb), Colletes latitarsis (Rb), Colletes simulans armata sn fq (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (Rb); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena simplex (Kr), Andrena solidaginis sn (Rb)

Wasps
Sphecidae (Astatinae): Astatus unicolor sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (Rb), Crabro tumidus sn (Rb), Ectemnius rufipes sn (Rb), Ectemnius trifasciatus sn (Rb), Oxybelus emarginatus sn (Rb), Oxybelus uniglumis sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Larrinae): Ancistromma distincta sn fq (Rb), Tachytes aurulenta sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Cerceris fumipennis sn (Rb, WR), Cerceris kennicottii sn (Rb), Eucerceris zonata sn (Rb), Philanthus gibbosus sn (Rb), Philanthus ventilabris sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Isodontia apicalis sn (Rb), Isodontia mexicana sn (Rb), Prionyx atrata sn (Rb), Prionyx thomae sn (Rb), Sceliphron caementarium sn (RB), Sphex ichneumoneus sn (Rb), Sphex pensylvanicus sn (WR); Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinquecinctum sn (Rb), Tiphia letalis sn (Rb); Nyssonidae: Pseudoplisus phaleratus sn (Rb); Pompilidae: Anoplius lepidus sn (Rb), Ceropales maculata sn (Rb), Entypus fulvicornis sn (Rb), Episyron biguttatus sn (Rb), Poecilopompilus algidus sn (Rb), Poecilopompilus interrupta sn (Rb); Mutillidae: Dasymutilla macra sn (Rb); Chrysididae: Chrysis inaequidens sn (Rb), Chrysis nitidula sn (Rb), Hedychrum violaceum sn (Rb), Hedychrum wiltii sn (Rb), Holopyga ventrale sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Ancistrocerus antilope sn (Rb), Euodynerus annulatus sn (Rb), Euodynerus foraminatus sn (WR), Euodynerus leucomelas sn (WR); Vespidae (Polistinae): Polistes dorsalis sn (Rb), Polistes fuscatus sn (Rb)

Ants
Formicidae (Formicinae): Camponotus novaeboracensis sn np (WR), Camponotus pennsylvanicus sn np (WR), Formica subsericea sn np (WR)

Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis anthophorina (Rb), Eristalis flavipes (Rb), Pargagus tibialis (Rb), Syritta pipiens (Rb), Tropidia quadrata sn fq (Rb); Bombyliidae: Systoechus vulgaris sn (Rb); Conopidae: Physoconops brachyrhynchus sn (Rb); Tachinidae: Archytas analis sn (Rb), Chaetogaedia analis sn (Rb); Sarcophagidae: Blaesoxiphia hunteri (Rb), Helicobia rapax (Rb), Ravinia derelicta (Rb); Calliphoridae: Cochliomyia macellaria (Rb), Phormia regina (Rb); Muscidae: Bithoracochaeta leucoprocta (Rb), Neomyia cornicina (Rb)

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Libytheana carinenta sn (FV), Limenitis arthemis astyanax sn (FV), Phyciodes tharos sn (FV); Lycaenidae: Calycopis cecrops sn (FV), Celastrina argiolus sn (FV), Strymon melinus sn (FV); Pieridae: Eurema lisa sn (FV)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Euphyes vestris sn (FV), Lerema accius sn (FV)

Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Rb, Wms); Chrysomelidae: Disonycha sp. (Rb); Coccinellidae: Coccinella novemnotata (Rb); Curculionidae: Listronotus caudatus (Rb)

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