Flower-Visiting
Insects
and Birds
of Shrubby Cinquefoil
Pentaphylloides floribunda (Shrubby Cinquefoil)
(Scientific synonyms of this plant are Potentilla fruticosa and Dasiphora fruticosa. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; beetles feed on nectar, feed on pollen, or gnaw on floral tissue; the hummingbird and other insects suck nectar. Observations are from Krombein et al., Tuell et al., Voss, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn (WR)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (Tll); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla (WR), Ceratina mikmaqi (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys sayi sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus sn (WR), Megachile mendica (WR), Megachile texana (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon splendens (WR), Augochlora pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochlorella persimilis (WR), Augochloropsis metallica fulgida (WR), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (WR), Halictus confusus (Tll, WR), Halictus ligatus (Tll, WR), Halictus rubicundus (Tll), Lasioglossum admirandum (Tll), Lasioglossum apocyni (WR), Lasioglossum ellisiae (WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum lineatulum (WR), Lasioglossum nymphaearum (Tll), Lasioglossum paradmirandum (WR), Lasioglossum perpunctatum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum (Tll, WR), Lasioglossum tegulare (Tll), Lasioglossum vierecki (WR); Halictidae (Sphecodini): Sphecodes mandibularis sn (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus sp. (Tll), Hylaeus affinis fq (Tll, WR), Hylaeus annulatus (Tll), Hylaeus mesillae (Tll); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena miranda (Kr)
Wasps
Pompilidae: Anoplius semicinctus sn (WR), Anoplius subcylindricus sn (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula maculifrons sn (WR), Vespula squamosa sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae (Dolichoderinae): Dolichoderus pustulatus sn np (WR); Formicidae (Formicinae): Formica glacialis sn np (WR)
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis transversa (WR), Toxomerus marginatus (WR); Bombyliidae: Exoprosopa fascipennis (WR)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (V), Junonia coenia sn (WR), Nymphalis milberti sn (V), Phyciodes tharos sn (WR); Lycaenidae: Lycaena dorcas sn (V), Satyrium titus sn (V)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis lucilius sn (V)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (WR); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR), Luperaltica nigripalpis (WR); Mordellidae: Mordella atrata (WR)
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Neortholomus scolopax sn (WR)