Flower-Visiting Insects
of Tall Swamp
Marigold
Bidens coronata (Tall Swamp Marigold)
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen, beetles suck nectar or feed on the pollen; observations are from Krombein et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha, as indicated below; Bidens trichosperma is considered a scientific synonym of this plant by Wilhelm & Rericha)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys moesta sn (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile mendica (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum lineatulum (WR); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae (WR); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena aliciae (Kr), Andrena duplicata (Kr)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Scarabaeidae: Euphoria sepulcralis (WR)