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  6. Mining Bees
  7. Megandrena
  8. Erythrandrena
  9. Red-tailed Blazing Star Bee

species 9 observations

Red-tailed Blazing Star Bee

Megandrena mentzeliae

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Mentzelia and Eucnide
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supported by All

14 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Giant Blazingstar, Whitestem Blazingstar, Sand Blazingstar, Desert Rock Nettle 14

Range

United States

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

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