Flower-Visiting Insects
of
Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata (Carpetweed) introduced
(Insects suck nectar; some bees collect pollen, while some flies feed on pollen, as indicated below; observations are from Robertson)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Halictus confusus sn, Lasioglossum imitatus sn cp, Lasioglossum pilosus pilosus sn, Lasioglossum tegularis sn, Lasioglossum versatus sn cp
Wasps
Philanthidae: Cerceris finitima sn
Flies
Syrphidae: Paragus tibialis sn, Toxomerus marginatus sn fp, Trichopsomyia banksi sn; Conopidae: Zodion americanum sn; Sarcophagidae: Ravinia derelicta sn; Muscidae: Neomyia cornicina sn
Beetles
Melyridae: Collops quadrimaculatus sn