Flower-Visiting Insects of
Round-Headed Bush Clover


Lespedeza capitata (Round-Headed Bush Clover)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; butterflies suck nectar & are non-pollinating; beetle activity is unspecified; observations are from Robertson, Swengel & Swengel, Steury et al., Grundel et al., and Williams as indicated below)

Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Gnd); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus impatiens (Gnd), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp (Rb), Megachile campanulae (Gnd), Megachile mendica (SDO, Gnd)

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

Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn np (Sw); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn np (Rb)

Beetles
Cantharidae:
Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms)


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