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  3. Arthropods
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  6. Plasterer Bees
  7. Cellophane Bees
  8. Colletes simulans
  9. Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee

species 801 observations

Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee

Colletes simulans

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

114 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Canada Goldenrod, New England Aster, Tall Goldenrod, Common Wrinkle-leaved Goldenrod 81
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Rubber Rabbitbrush, Common Boneset, Yellow Rabbitbrush, Spearleaf Rabbitbrush 33

Children

  • Eastern Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee

Range

United States

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

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