New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona

New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona

Asclepias angustifolia is a Mexican milkweed that barely enters the U.S.A. Its pollinators and other insect visitors have not been investigated. During 2018 and 2019, insect visitors were photographed at a native population and three gardens in and near the Huachuca Mountains, Southeastern Arizona....

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Main Author: Robert Aaron Behrstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/621
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Journal of Pollination Ecology
author_facet Robert Aaron Behrstock
author_sort Robert Aaron Behrstock
title New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona
title_short New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona
title_full New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona
title_fullStr New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona
title_full_unstemmed New records of pollinators and other insects associated with Arizona milkweed, <i>Asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in Southeastern Arizona
title_sort new records of pollinators and other insects associated with arizona milkweed, <i>asclepias angustifolia</i>, at four sites in southeastern arizona
publisher Enviroquest Ltd.
series Journal of Pollination Ecology
issn 1920-7603
publishDate 2021-02-01
description Asclepias angustifolia is a Mexican milkweed that barely enters the U.S.A. Its pollinators and other insect visitors have not been investigated. During 2018 and 2019, insect visitors were photographed at a native population and three gardens in and near the Huachuca Mountains, Southeastern Arizona. A total of 216 site visits produced at least 369 species of insects in seven orders. Images revealed 140 potential pollinators with a preponderance of Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera. Orders of insects are discussed, as are flowering phenology, potential pollinators in functional groups, introduced insects, and the value of A. angustifolia for monarch butterflies and other insects in pollinator gardens and in planting palettes created for restoration sites.   NOTE: Supplementary files can be found in the left menu.
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