Flower-Visiting Insects
of Small Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis virgata (Small Fringed Gentian)
(A scientific synonym of this plant is Gentianopsis procera. Bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, while the beetles probably feed on pollen. Observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum apocyni (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (WR); Chrysomelidae: Diabrotica cristata (WR)