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  7. Cellophane Bees
  8. Colletes americanus
  9. American Cellophane Bee

species 23 observations

American Cellophane Bee

Colletes americanus

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

Supported by All

84 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Black-eyed Susan, Common Sunflower, Canada Goldenrod, New England Aster 67
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Prickly Wild Rose, Missouri Goldenrod, Sweet Everlasting, Swamp Smartweed 17

Range

United States

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

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