Flower-Visiting Insects
of Bird's Foot Trefoil


Lotus corniculatus (Bird's Foot Trefoil) introduced
(bees suck nectar and/or collect pollen; butterflies suck nectar and they are probably non-pollinating; observations are from Lewis, Swengel & Swengel, Wilhelm & Rericha, and Discover Life as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR, DL); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus griseocollis (DL), Bombus impatiens (WR), Bombus rufocinctus (DL), Bombus ternarius (DL); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes subagilis (DL); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidium oblongatum (WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidium manicatum (DL), Anthidium oblongatum (DL); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys rufitarsis sn (DL), Coelioxys sayi sn (DL); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis (DL), Megachile centuncularis (DL), Megachile frigida (DL), Megachile gemula (DL), Megachile latimanus (DL), Megachile melanophaea (DL), Megachile mendica (DL), Megachile montivaga (DL), Megachile relativa (WR, DL), Megachile rotundata (WR, DL), Megachile texana (DL); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis spoliata (DL), Osmia atriventris (DL), Osmia caerulescens (DL), Osmia simillima (DL)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata (DL), Halictus confusus (DL), Lasioglossum hitchensi (DL), Lasioglossum truncatum (DL), Lasioglossum zonulum (DL); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus hyalinatus (DL); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena crataegi (DL), Andrena imitatrix (DL), Andrena miranda (DL), Andrena nasonii (DL), Andrena perplexa (DL), Andrena platyparia (DL), Andrena robertsonii (DL), Andrena spiraeana (DL), Andrena wilkella (WR, DL)

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn np (Sw); Pieridae: Pieris rapae sn np (Lw)


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