Flower-Visiting Insects
and Hummingbirds
of
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
(Insects & hummingbirds suck nectar; observations are from Hilty, Betz, Evans, Petersen, Moure & Hurd, LaBerge, Herms, or Grundel & Pavlovic as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
With pollinia:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes communis, Melissodes tepaneca; Megachilidae (Anthidinini): Anthidium maculifrons; Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys octodentata
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochloropsis metallica metallica
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans, Ammophila procera, Prionyx thomae, Sphex ichneumonea
Flies
Tachinidae: Spallanzania hesperidarum
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Speyeria cybele, Speyeria idalia; Pieridae: Colias philodice; Papilionidae: Battus philenor, Papilio polyxenes asterias, Papilio troilus
Moths
Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Without pollinia:
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris (H)
Bees (long-tongued)
Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis fq, Megachile montivaga
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Prionyx atrata
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus, Phyciodes tharos; Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas, Lycaena hyllus, Satyrium titus; Papilionidae: Papilio glaucus
Pollinia Presence Unspecified:
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Btz); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica (Btz) fq; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla (Ev); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis (Pt), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata (LB); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis (Btz), Megachile latimanus (Ev), Megachile mendica (Ev); Megachilidae (Trypetini): Heriades carinatum (Ev)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella persimilis (MH), Augochlorella striata (MH), Augochloropsis metallica metallica (Ev), Halictus confusus (Ev), Halictus rubicunda (Ev), Lasioglossum pectoralis (Ev), Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus (Ev); Colletidae (Colletinae): Colletes simulans armatus (Btz); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis (Ev)
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Sphex ichneumonea (Btz)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus (Btz, H); Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis (GP, Hm), Satyrium titus (Btz); Papilionidae: Papilio polyxenes asterias (H)
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Lygaeus kalmii (Btz) fq