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  2. Animals
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  6. Plasterer Bees
  7. Cellophane Bees
  8. Colletes compactus
  9. Aster Cellophane Bee

species 564 observations

Aster Cellophane Bee

Colletes compactus

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Bidens, Rudbeckia, Chrysothamnus and Chrysopsis
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

154 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Black-eyed Susan, Canada Goldenrod, New England Aster, Tall Goldenrod 109
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Rubber Rabbitbrush, Broom-like Ragwort, Water Smartweed, Jerusalem Artichoke 45

Children

  • Colletes compactus hesperius
  • Colletes compactus compactus

Range

United States

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

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