Photina: A Bee Magnet

  After extensive discussion with a number of folks, I've concluded that it is indeed Photina. I was originally put off from this Genus, because it had no red leaves. However it seems to be an early species, and perhaps the red has already turned to green....   Any further help in homing in on the species would be appreciated.

    Numerous insects have been observed visiting its flowers, including at least two species of solitary bees, honeybees, syrphid and drone flies, at least two other fly species, wasps, butterflies, and a couple more unidentified insects. A skink was also seen among the flowers. Here are various photo views:

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Indaintown, South Carolina, March 29, 2001  

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Digger bee Andraceae	Digger bee Andraceae	Digger bee Andraceae	Syrphid fly on bloom cluster	Honeybee with pollen pellets
Dronefly (mimics honeybee drone)	Dronefly: Note large eyes	Tiny fly	Tiny fly	Unknown bee
Preditory skink	Potter wasp	Potter wasp	Paper wasp	Unknown Insect
Unknown Butterfly

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