Flower-Visiting Insects
of Grass Pink Orchid
Calopogon tuberosus (Grass Pink Orchid)
(insects are lured to the flower by its deceptive appearance, as it is odorless and nectarless; bumblebees are the primary pollinators; observations are from F.R. Cole, Thien & Marcks, Luer, Small, Voss, and Pace)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera exp (Lu); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus fervida exp (Co, Pc), Bombus griseocallis exp (Lu), Bombus nevadensis exp (Pc), Bombus pensylvanica exp (Lu), Bombus sandersoni exp (Pc), Bombus ternarius exp fq (TM, Pc), Bombus terricola exp fq (TM, Pc), Bombus vagans exp fq (Co, TM, Pc); Anthophoridae (Xylocopini): Xylocopa virginica exp (Lu); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile melanophaea exp (TM, Pc)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Unspecified sp. exp np (Co, Pc), Augochlora sp. exp np (Pc)
Flies
Syrphidae: Toxomerus marginatus exp fq np (Sm)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Lycaena epixanthe exp np (Co); Pieridae: Colias interior exp np (V), Pieris rapae exp np (V)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Thymelicus lineolus exp fq np (Lu, Sm)
Beetles
Scarabaeidae: Trichiotinus affinis exp np (Co)