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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Plasterer Bees
  7. Cellophane Bees
  8. Colletes inaequalis
  9. Blueberry Cellophane Bee

species 204 observations

Blueberry Cellophane Bee

Colletes validus

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Vaccinium and Arctostaphylos
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

28 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Lingonberry, Bearberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Bog Bilberry 22
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Black Huckleberry, Pine Barren Goldenheather, Red Maple, Common Juniper 6

Range

United States

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

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