Flower-Visiting Insects
of Purpletop Vervain
Verbena bonariensis (Purpletop Vervain) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, moths suck nectar; observations are from Tartaglia and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (Trt), Hyles lineata sn (WR)