Flower-Visiting Insects
of Small
Skullcap
Scutellaria parvula (Small Skullcap)
(Long-tongued bees suck nectar or collect pollen; short-tongued bees suck nectar; flies feed on pollen & are non-pollinating; skippers suck nectar & are non-pollinating; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn cp fq, Osmia conjuncta sn, Osmia pumila sn cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus ligatus sn, Lasioglossum pectoralis sn, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum pruinosus sn fq, Lasioglossum tegularis sn fq
Flies
Syrphidae: Sphaerophoria contiqua fp np, Syritta pipiens fp np
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Ancyloxypha numitor sn np, Pholisora catullus sn np fq, Polites peckius sn np