Table 2.
Flower visitors of Argentinian Ipomoea species
| Species |
Hymenopterans |
Hummingbirds |
Sphingids |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. alba | – | – | Sphingidae: Manduca sp. ***, Agrius cingulata*** |
| I. cairica | Apidae: Bombus opifex***, B. morio***, Apis mellifera* | – | – |
| Megachilidae: Megachile sp.** | |||
| Anthophoridae: Centris sp.**, Thygater sp.** | |||
| Halictidae: Anglochloropsis sp.** | |||
| I. hieronymi | Apidae: Bombus opifex*, B. morio* | – | – |
| Megachilidae: Megachile sp.** | |||
| Anthophoridae: Centris sp.*, Melitoma sp.***, Thygater sp.*** | |||
| Halictidae: Anglochloropsis sp.** | |||
| I. indica | Apidae: Bombus opifex*, B. morio***, Apis mellifera* | – | – |
| Anthophoridae: Thygater sp.*** | |||
| Halictidae: Halictus sp.** | |||
| I. purpurea | Apidae: Bombus opifex***, B. morio***, B. bellicosus *, Apis mellifera* | – | – |
| Megachilidae: Megachile sp.** | |||
| Anthophoridae: Thygater sp.**, Ptilothrix sp.* | |||
| Halictidae: Halictus sp.* | |||
| I. rubriflora | Apidae: Bombus opifex* | Trochilidae: Chlorostilbon | – |
| Vespidae: Polystes canadensis* | aureoventiris***, Sappho sparganura*** |
Frequency: *, rare, **, common, ***, very common, –, not recorded.