Flower-Visiting Insects
of Marsh Smartweed


Persicaria coccinea (Marsh Smartweed)
(the skipper sucks nectar; bees mostly suck nectar, although they may occasionally collect pollen; observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apini): Apis mellifera (WR)

Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlora pura pura (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR)

Skippers
Hesperiidae: Atalopedes campestris sn (WR)


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