Flower-Visiting Insects
of Carolina Cranesbill
Geranium carolinianum (Carolina Cranesbill)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, wasps suck nectar, flies and beetles suck nectar or feed on pollen. Observations are from Krombein et al., Robertson, and Discover Life as indicated below.)
Bees (long-tongued)
Anthomyiidae (Eucerini): Synhalonia speciosa sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons sn fq (Rb), Hoplitis producta (DL), Osmia conjuncta sn (Rb)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Nomiinae): Nomada articulata sn (DL), Nomada seneciophila sn (DL); Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon sericeus sn cp (Rb), Augochlorella striata sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum imitatum sn cp (Rb), Lasioglossum pectorale sn cp fq (Rb), Lasioglossum tegulare sn cp (Rb); Colletidae (Hylaeinae): Hylaeus affinis sn (Rb); Andrenidae (Andreninae): Andrena nasonii (DL), Andrena personata (Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Heterosarus parvus sn cp (Rb)
Wasps
Vespidae (Eumeninae): Stenodynerus oculeus sn (Rb)
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus fq (Rb); Tachinidae: Phasia purpurascens (Rb)
Beetles
Coccinellidae: Coccinella septempunctata (DL)