Flower-Visiting Insects
of Mountain Holly
Nemopanthus mucronatus (Mountain Holly)
(insect activity is partially unspecified, however in general bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; all observations are from Small)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus ternarius
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus; Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena alleghaniensis sn fq, Andrena carlini sn, Andrena mandibularis sn fq, Andrena regularis sn, Andrena vicina sn
Flies
Bibionidae: Dilophus caurinus fq; Syrphidae: Melanostoma sp. fq, Platycheirus rosarum, Syrphus torvus; Muscidae: Spilogona fatima