Flower-Visiting Insects and Birds
of Virginia
Bluebells
Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
(Hummingbirds & most insects suck nectar; some bees collect pollen as indicated below; some flies feed on pollen as indicated below; all observations are from Robertson)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera cp; Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus sn, Bombus bimaculatus sn, Bombus griseocallis sn, Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans sn; Anthophoridae (Anthophorini): Anthophora abrupta sn, Anthophora ursina sn fq; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Synhalonia belfragii sn cp fq, Synhalonia dubitata sn fq, Synhalonia speciosa sn fq icp; Anthophoridae (Nomadini): Nomada dentariae sn; Megachilidae (Osmiini): Osmia atriventris sn cp, Osmia lignaria lignaria sn, Osmia pumila sn cp
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella striata sn np, Lasioglossum versatus sn np
Flies
Syrphidae: Rhingia nasica sn fp, Teuchocnemis lituratus fp np; Bombyliidae: Bombylius major sn
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn, Vanessa atalanta sn; Papilionidae: Papilio troilus sn
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Erynnis juvenalis sn
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris thysbe sn, Hyles lineata sn