Flower-Visiting Insects and Birds of Obedient Plant in Illinois
Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant)
(hummingbirds and insect visitors suck nectar; some bumblebees collect pollen, as indicated below; butterflies are non-pollinating; some observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Mitchell as indicated below)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans sn cp; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis (Mch), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn, Melissodes rustica (Mch); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn, Megachile latimanus (Mch)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn np; Pieridae: Colias philodice sn np
(hummingbirds and insect visitors suck nectar; some bumblebees collect pollen, as indicated below; butterflies are non-pollinating; some observations are from Robertson, otherwise they are from Mitchell as indicated below)
Birds
Trochilidae: Archilochus colubris sn
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Bombini): Bombus pensylvanica sn fq, Bombus vagans sn cp; Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes agilis (Mch), Melissodes bimaculata bimaculata sn, Melissodes rustica (Mch); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn, Megachile latimanus (Mch)
Butterflies
Nymphalidae: Danaus plexippus sn np; Pieridae: Colias philodice sn np
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Hilty, J. Editor. 2013. Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication. illinoiswildflowers.info, version (05/2013)
See: Abbreviations for Insect Activities, Abbreviations for Scientific Observers, References for behavioral observations
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