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  7. Epimelissodes
  8. Epimelissodes
  9. Sandhills Longhorn Bee

species 116 observations

Sandhills Longhorn Bee

Epimelissodes aegis

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Chrysopsis, Helenium and Balduina
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supported by All

85 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Common Sunflower, New England Aster, Calico Aster, Hairy White Oldfield Aster 80
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits White Beggarticks, Firewheel, Smallfruit Beggarticks, Coastalplain Palafox 5

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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