Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Monkey Flower
Mimulus ringens (Monkey Flower)
(Bees, butterflies, and skippers suck nectar, Syrphid flies probably feed on pollen, wasp and beetle activity is unspecified; the larger long-tongued bees are effective pollinators, while the remaining insects are probably non-pollinating. Observations are from Robertson, Mitchell, Conger, Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervidus sn fq (Mch, WR), Bombus griseocollis sn (Mch, WR), Bombus impatiens sn (Mch, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb, Cng), Bombus vagans sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla sn np (Cng, WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn (Cng); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus sn (Cng)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn np (Cng), Agapostemon splendens sn np (Cng), Augochlora pura (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Bembicinae): Microbembex monodonta np (Cng)
Flies
Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua fp np (Cng), Eupeodes americanus fp np (Cng), Sphaerophoria contiqua fp np (Cng), Syritta pipiens fp np (Cng)
Butterflies
Papilionidae: Battus philenor sn np (Cng)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn np (Cng)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus np (Wms)