Flower-Visiting Insects
of Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora (Bottlebrush Buckeye) introduced
(the hummingbird, moth, beetle, and ants suck nectar; most bees suck nectar, except as indicated below; this shrub was introduced from SE United States; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn (WR)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn (WR), Bombus griseocollis sn (WR), Bombus impatiens sn (WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica sn (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura cp (WR), Halictus ligatus sn (WR)
Ants
Formicidae: Camponotus pennsylvanicus sn (WR), Formica incerta sn (WR), Formica pallidefulva sn (WR), Formica subsericea sn (WR)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn (WR)
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Oncopeltus fasciatus sn (WR); Miridae: Neurocolpus nubilus sn (WR)