Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson, MacRae, Ott, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Ott); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus spp. (Ott), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb, Ott); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (Ott); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn (Rb), Megachile petulans sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura sn (Rb, WR), Augochlorella aurata sn cp (Rb), Augochlorella striata sn (Rb), Halictus confusus sn (Rb), Halictus ligatus sn cp (Rb), Halictus parallelus sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum cp (Rb), Lasioglossum pilosum pilosum, sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum pruinosum sn (Rb), Lasioglossum versatum sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum viridatum sn/cp (WR)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Crabroninae): Anacrabro ocellatus sn (Rb); Sphecidae (Philanthinae): Philanthus ventilabris sn (Rb)
Flies
Sciaridae: Sciara atrata sn np (Rb)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas sn (Rb)
Beetles
Buprestidae: Acmaeodera pulchella (McR); Chrysomelidae: Acanthoscelides alboscutellatus sn fp (Ott)