Jaquemontia tamnifolia
Tie vine

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August 22, 2001,  10:19 AM   Hemingway, SC   USA

Family:  Convolvulaceae   (Morning Glory family)
Vine, Disturbed soil on cotton field margins
Morning flower, closed by mid afternoon

Observed Pollinators

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Image Copyright 2001, David L. Green
August 22, 2001,  10:58  AM  Hemingway, SC   USA
Tentative ID: Agapostemon sp.
estimated 30% of pollinator visits

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Image Copyright 2001, David L. Green
August 23, 2001,  10:21  AM  Hemingway, SC   USA
Silver Spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus
estimated 5% of pollinator visits

 

Tentatively identified as Mellisodes communis, a digger bee (two pictures below)
estimated 60% of pollinator visits
Incoming
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Digging deep
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Observed pollinators not pictured: Honeybee, estimated 5% of pollinator visits.

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