Flower-Visiting Insects
of False Asphodel


Tofieldia glutinosa (False Asphodel)
(Flies suck nectar or feed on pollen, other insects suck nectar; all observations are from Graenicher)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum zephyrus sn

Wasps
Vespidae: Polistes fuscata sn

Ants
Formicidae: Crematogaster lineolata sn, Formica fusca sn

Flies
Bombyliidae: Hemipenthes sinuosa; Syrphidae: Allograpta obliqua, Eristalis arbustorum, Eupeodes americanus, Toxomerus marginatus; Tachinidae: Archytas analis, Eumea caesar; Sarcophagidae: Helicobia rapax; Calliphoridae: Lucilia sericata

Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Phyciodes tharos sn; Pieridae: Pieris rapae sn

Beetles
Mordellidae: Mordellistena comata sn


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