Most observed native melittid bees

Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.

Specialist bees All

13 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of plants, most observed first.

Dark-footed Yellow Loosestrife Bee Macropis nuda Pollen specialist on Lysimachia 229 observations
Clarkia Evening Bee Hesperapis regularis Pollen specialist on Clarkia 83 observations
Gulf Coast Evening Bee Hesperapis oraria Pollen specialist on Balduina 77 observations
Melitta melittoides Pollen specialist on Lyonia 52 observations
Deerberry Blunt-Horn Melitta eickworti Pollen specialist on Vaccinium 30 observations
Blueberry Blunt-horn Melitta americana Pollen specialist on Vaccinium 23 observations
Macropis patellata Pollen specialist on Lysimachia 17 observations
Fringed Loosestrife Oil Bee Macropis ciliata Pollen specialist on Lysimachia 14 observations

Flower visitors All

10 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.