Flower-Visiting Insects
of Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles and flies feed on nectar and/or pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Grundel et al., Williams, Levin, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus spp. (Lvn), Bombus bimaculatus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens (Gnd, WR), Bombus vagans (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina calcarata (WR), Ceratina dupla dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR), Ceratina strenua (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (Lvn, WR); Megachilidae: Unidentified spp. (Lvn), Megachile campanulae (WR), Megachile gemula (WR), Megachile sculpturalis (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys modesta sn (Gnd), Coelioxys octodentata sn (WR), Coelioxys sayi sn (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (Gnd, WR), Agapostemon splendens (WR), Agapostemon texanus (WR), Augochlora pura pura (Gnd, WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Halictus confusus (Gnd, WR), Lasioglossum atwoodi (WR), Lasioglossum hitchensi (WR), Lasioglossum lineatulum (WR), Lasioglossum perpunctatum (WR), Lasioglossum pruinosum (WR), Lasioglossum versatum (WR), Lasioglossum viridatum (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus illinoisensis (WR), Hylaeus mesillae (WR)
Flies
Mydidae: Mydas clavatus (WR)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala sn (Lvn); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Lvn), Pieris rapae sn (Lvn)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Hylephila phyleus sn (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica undecimpunctata sn fp fq (WR)