Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) introduced
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen; some observations are from Graenicher as indicated below, otherwise they are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus vagans sn (Gr); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn cp (Gr); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile centuncularis sn cp fq (Rb, Gr)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata cp, Augochlorella striata sn cp (Gr), Lasioglossum coriaceus cp (Gr), Lasioglossum macoupinensis cp (Gr), Lasioglossum versatus sn cp, Lasioglossum zephyrus sn cp (Rb, Gr); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus mesillae sn (Gr)