Table 1 Flower-visiting insects’ species recorded in the study sites of W. Telah
Insect order | Insect family | Flower-visiting insects’ species | Number of individuals |
|---|---|---|---|
Lepidoptera | Lycaenidae | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | 2 |
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | 28 | ||
Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | 9 | ||
Chilades trochylus Freyer, 1844 | 64 | ||
Papilionidae | Papilio saharae Oberthür, 1879 | 3 | |
Nymphalidae | Danaus chrysipppus Linnaeus, 1758 | 4 | |
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | 22 | ||
Pieridae | Pieris rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | 11 | |
Colias croceus Fourcroy, 1785 | 15 | ||
Colotis fausta Olivier, 1804 | 23 | ||
Pontia glauconome Klug, 1829 | 35 | ||
Satyridae | Pseudotergumia pisidice Klug, 1832 | 48 | |
Hesperiidae | Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780 | 2 | |
Carcharodus stauderi Verity, 1925 | 7 | ||
Noctuidae | Heliothis peltigera (Schiff, 1775) | 3 | |
Crambidae | Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | 2 | |
Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777) | 11 |
Dermestidae | Anthrenus coloratus Reitter, 1881 | 6 | |
Anthrenus verbasci (Linne,1767) | 12 | ||
Attagenus faciatus (Thunberg, 1795) | 5 | ||
Attagenus trifasciatus (Fabricius, 1787) | 4 | ||
Curculionidae | Paramecops sinaitus (Pic, 1930) | 6 | |
Scarabaeidae | Oxythyrea cinctella Schaum, 1841 | 1 | |
Hymenoptera | Halictidae (bees) | Halictus lucidipennis Smith, 1853 | 3 |
Nomia sp. | 3 | ||
Crabronidae | Tachysphex sp. | 1 | |
Bembix oculata Dahlbom, 1845 | 4 | ||
Apidae (bees) | Anthophora pauperata Walker, 1871 | 34 | |
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 | 52 | ||
Melecta sp. | 2 | ||
Xylocopa sp. | 1 | ||
Diptera | Syrphidae | Eupeodes corollae (Fabricius, 1794) | 60 |
Syritta orientalis Macquart, 1842 | 42 | ||
Ischiodon aegyptius (Wiedemann, 1830) | 17 |