Flower-Visiting Insects
of Purslane


Portulaca oleracea (Purslane) introduced
(Insects suck nectar; observations are from Robertson)

Bees (short-tongued)
Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis

Flies
Syrphidae: Syritta pipiens

Beetles
Melyridae: Collops quadrimaculatus


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