Photos of insects observed on the Tufts University – Medford/Somerville campus on flower in or nearby TPI pollinator gardens.
sweat bee (Lasioglossum sp.) 
hover fly (Eristalis transversa) 
green sweat bee (Augochlorini group) 
wool-carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) 
goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) 
green sweat bee (Agapostemon sp.) 
potter wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo) 
leaf-cutter bee (Megachile sp) 
American copper (Lycaena phlaeas) 
common eastern bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) 
long-horned bee (Melissodes sp.) 
golden digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) 
globetail hover fly (Sphaerophoria sp.) 
honey bee (Apis mellifera) 
locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) 
grass-carrying wasp (Isodontia mexicana) 
sunflower mining bee (Andrena helianthi) 
orange-tipped wood-digger bee (Anthophora terminalis) 
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 
sweat bee (Lasioglossum sp.) 
aphid eater hover fly (Eupeodes americana group) 
bee wolf (Philanthus ventilabris) 
green metallic sweat bee (Agapostemon sp.) 
fraternal potter wasp (Eumenes fraternus) 
American sand wasp (Bembix americana)
All photos taken by members of TPI. Please feel free to use our photographs in presentations and/or for teaching purposes. We do request that you give credit where credit is due. Thank you!