Flower-Visiting Insects
of Western Obedient Plant
Physostegia parviflora (Western Obedient Plant)
(the Epeoline cuckoo bee sucks nectar, short-tongued bees probably collect pollen, other bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; observations are from Stevens, Rightmyer, and Discover Life as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus borealis (DL), Bombus fervidus (DL), Bombus griseocollis (DL), Bombus ternarius (DL), Bombus vagans (DL); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina mikmaqi (DL); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus cressonii sn (Rtm); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bidentis (DL), Melissodes druriella (DL); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile latimanus (Stv, DL)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus (DL), Halictus rubicundus (DL), Lasioglossum laevissimum (DL), Lasioglossum paraforbesii (DL), Lasioglossum pectorale (DL), Lasioglossum zephyrum (DL); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus annulatus (DL), Hylaeus modestus (DL); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena chromotricha (DL)