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  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
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  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Allies
  7. Melissodes
  8. Eumelissodes
  9. Melissodes bimatris

species 79 observations

Melissodes bimatris

Melissodes bimatris

Status
native
Pollen
Specialist on Symphyotrichum, Cirsium, Ericameria, Helianthus, Grindelia, Chrysothamnus, Gutierrezia, Isocoma, Machaeranthera and Verbesina
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Supported by All

58 native plants
support it in the US
  • Pollen hosts Plants whose pollen its young are raised on Common Sunflower, Rubber Rabbitbrush, Panicled Aster, Broom Snakeweed 41
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Spearleaf Rabbitbrush, Broom-like Ragwort, Hoary Tansyaster, Hairy False Goldenaster 17

Range

United States

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

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