Flower-Visiting Insects
of White-Fringed
Orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis (White-Fringed Orchid)
(all insects suck nectar; observations are from Smith & Snow and Luer)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera sn (SS); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus sp. sn (SS)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn (SS), Speyeria atlantis sn (Lu); Papilionidae: Papilio troilus sn (SS)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Polites mystic sn (Lu)
Moths
Sphingidae: Darapsa versicolor sn (SS), Hemaris thysbe sn (SS), Hyles lineata sn (SS), Manduca quinqemaculata sn (SS); Noctuidae: Agrotis sp. sn (SS)