Flower-Visiting
Insects
of Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
(bees usually suck nectar and less often collect pollen; beetles feed on pollen and are non-pollinating; other insects suck nectar; some observations are from Estes & Thorp, Steury et al., Tuell et al., and Williams as indicated below, otherwise observations are from Robertson)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn fq; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn fq, Bombus bimaculatus sn (Rb, SDO), Bombus fraternus sn, Bombus griseocollis sn fq (Rb, SDO), Bombus impatiens sn cp fq (Rb, SDO, Tll), Bombus pensylvanicus sn cp fq, Bombus perplexus (SDO), Psithyrus variabilis sn; Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla dupla sn; Anthophoridae (Emphorini): Ptilothrix bombiformis sn; Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus concavus sn, Triepeolus lunatus concolor sn fq, Triepeolus lunatus lunatus sn; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Florilegus condigna sn, Melissodes spp. (Tll), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn, Melissodes communis sn cp, Melissodes tepaneca sn, Peponapis pruinosa pruinosa sn, Svastra obliqua obliqua sn cp fq; Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn fq, Megachile inimica sayi sn, Megachile mendica cp (Rb, SDO), Megachile parallela parallela sn, Megachile petulans sn
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericea sn, Agapostemon texanus texanus sn, Agapostemon virescens sn (Rb, Tll), Augochlora pura (SDO), Halictus ligatus sn, Halictus rubicundus sn, Lasioglossum admirandum (Tll), Lasioglossum laevissimum (SDO), Lasioglossum lustrans sn np (ET); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis cp np
Wasps
Sphecidae (Sphecinae): Ammophila nigricans; Tiphiidae: Myzinum quinqecincta; Pompilidae: Entypus fulvicornis; Vespidae (Eumeninae): Euodynerus annulatus
Flies
Syrphidae: Eristalis stipator, Eristalis tenax fq, Sphaerophoria contiqua, Syritta pipiens, Volucella bombylans; Conopidae: Physocephala texana, Physocephala tibialis, Physoconops brachyrhynchus; Muscidae: Musca domestica
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Cercyonis pegala alope, Danaus plexippus fq, Limenitis archippus, Phyciodes tharos fq, Speyeria cybele, Vanessa atalanta fq, Vanessa cardui, Vanessa virginiensis; Lycaenidae: Celastrina argiolus, Everes comyntas, Lycaena hyllus fq, Strymon melinus; Papilionidae: Battus philenor, Papilio polyxenes asterias fq, Papilio troilus; Pieridae: Colias cesonia, Colias philodice, Pieris rapae, Pontia protodice fq
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Anatrytone logan, Atalopedes campestris, Epargyreus clarus fq, Erynnis juvenalis fq, Poanes zabulon, Polites peckius, Polites themistocles fq, Thorybes bathyllus
Moths
Arctiidae: Utetheisa bella; Ctenuchidae: Cisseps fulvicollis
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms); Coccinellidae: Hippodamia convergens fp np; Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus piger fp np
Plant Bugs
Lygaeidae: Oncopeltus fasciatus