Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Narrow-Leaved Vervain
Verbena simplex (Narrow-Leaved Vervain)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Robertson, Smith et al., and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanicus (Smh); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla (Rb, WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Epeolus minimus sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis fq (Rb, WR), Megachile georgica (Smh), Megachile petulans (Smh); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons (Smh, WR), Osmia conjuncta (Smh)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata (Rb)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila pictipennis sn (Rb); Vespidae (Eumeninae): Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus sn (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus sn (Rb)