Flower-Visiting Insects of
Round-Headed Bush Clover
Lespedeza capitata (Round-Headed Bush Clover)
(Bees collect pollen or suck nectar; butterflies, skippers, and wasps suck nectar or explore the flowers; flies suck nectar or feed on pollen; beetle activity is unspecified; observations are from Robertson, Swengel & Swengel, Steury et al., Grundel et al., Williams, and Wilhelm & Rericha as indicated below)
Bees (long-tongued)
Apidae (Apinae): Apis mellifera (Gnd, WR); Apidae (Bombini): Bombus auricomus (WR), Bombus fervidus (WR), Bombus griseocollis (WR), Bombus impatiens (Gnd, WR), Bombus pensylvanicus sn (Rb); Anthophoridae (Epeolini): Triepeolus quadrifasciatus atlanticus (WR); Anthophoridae (Eucerini): Melissodes bimaculata (WR); Megachilidae (Anthidiini): Anthidiellum notatum (WR), Anthidium oblongatum (WR); Megachilidae (Coelioxini): Coelioxys rufitarsis (WR); Megachilidae (Megachilini): Megachile brevis brevis sn cp (Rb), Megachile campanulae (Gnd), Megachile latimanus (WR), Megachile mendica (SDO, Gnd, WR), Megachile petulans (WR), Megachile rugifrons (WR)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Agapostemon splendens (WR), Augochlorella aurata (WR), Augochloropsis sumptuosa (WR), Halictus ligatus (WR), Lasioglossum apocyni (WR), Lasioglossum illinoense (WR), Lasioglossum imitatum (WR), Lasioglossum leucocomum (WR), Lasioglossum pictum (WR), Lasioglossum pilosum (WR); Andrenidae (Panurginae): Calliopsis andreniformis sn (Rb)
Wasps
Scoliidae: Campsomeris plumipes (WR); Vespidae (Vespinae): Vespula maculifrons (WR), Vespula squamosa (WR)
Flies
Conopidae: Physocephala tibialis sn (WR), Physoconops brachyrhynchus (WR)
Butterflies
Lycaenidae: Everes comyntas (WR), Lycaeides melissa samuelis sn np (Sw); Pieridae: Colias philodice sn np (Rb), Eurema lisa (WR)
Skippers
Hesperiidae: Epargyreus clarus (WR)
Beetles
Cantharidae: Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus (Wms)