Flower-Visiting Birds & Insects
of Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed)
(Bees suck nectar or collect pollen, while butterflies, skippers, & hummingbirds suck nectar; observations are from Hoffman & Molano-Flores, Robertson, Krombein et al., Hilton Pond Center, Bouseman et al., Grundel et al., Harder & Barrett, Rightmyer, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below.)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn (HPC)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus bimaculatus (HPC, Gnd, WR), Bombus borealis sn (HB), Bombus fervidus sn (HB), Bombus griseocollis sn (HB, WR), Bombus impatiens sn (HB, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (HB), Bombus vagans sn (HB); Anthophoridae (Ceratinini): Ceratina dupla (Gnd); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus rugosus sn (Rtm); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Florilegus condignus sn (Rb), Melissodes apicata cp fq olg (HMF, HB, WR); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica (WR); Megachilidae (Osmiini): Hoplitis pilosifrons (Gnd), Megachile sp. (HB)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Dufoureinae): Dufourea novaeangliae cp olg (HMF, Kr, HB, WR); Halictidae (Halictinae): Lasioglossum callidum (Gnd), Lasioglossum lineatulum (WR), Lasioglossum macoupinense (Gnd); Halictidae (Nomiinae): Nomia nortoni nortoni (Kr); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Pseudopanurgus rugosus sn (Kr)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Speyeria diana sn (HPC); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn (Rb)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Unidentified sp. sn (HB), Amblyscirtes aesculapius sn (HPC), Anatrytone logan sn (BSW), Ancyloxypha numitor sn (BSW), Epargyreus clarus sn (HPC), Euphyes bimaculata sn (BSW), Euphyes dion sn (BSW), Euphyes dukesi sn (BSW), Panquina ocola sn (BSW), Poanes yehl sn (BSW), Poanes zabulon (HPC), Wallengrenia otho sn (BSW)
Moths
Sphingidae: Hemaris diffinis sn (HB)