Flowering Plants Visited
by Melitoma
taurea
Melitoma taurea Say: Anthophoridae (Emphorini), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Robertson and Stucky; this insect is an oligolege of Ipomoea spp.)
Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias incarnata [plpr sn] (Rb); Asteraceae: Cirsium discolor sn (Rb); Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus sepium sn (Rb), Ipomoea hederacea sn (Stk), Ipomoea pandurata sn cp fq olg (Rb), Ipomoea purpurea sn cp fq (Rb, Stk); Malvaceae: Hibiscus laevis sn (Rb), Hibiscus lasiocarpos sn (Rb)