Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Prairie Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia (Prairie Purple Coneflower)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, beetles feed on pollen, while other insects suck nectar. Some observations are from from Kopper et al. and Stevens as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Wist.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervidus, Bombus nevadensis, Bombus ternarius fq, Bombus vagans; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis (Stv), Megachile latimanus (Ws, Stv), Megachile pugnata (Ws, Stv), Megachile rotundata
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae: Augochlora sp.
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis tenax, Toxomerus spp.; Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa sp., Systoechus vulgaris fq; Muscidae: Unidentified spp.
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Speyeria idalia sn fq (KMC), Vanessa cardui sn, Pieridae: Phoebis sennae sn
Beetles
Cleridae: Trichodes nuttalli fp; Meloidae: Epicauta ferruginea fp fq