Most observed native leafcutter, mortar, and resin bees
Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.
Specialist bees All
18 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of plants, most observed first.
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee
Megachile xylocopoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
7,722 observations
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
3,160 observations
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Bellflower Resin Bee
Megachile campanulae
Pollen specialist on Campanula and Campanulastrum
1,799 observations
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
1,727 observations
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Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee
Megachile melanophaea
Pollen specialist on Astragalus, Lupinus and Hedysarum
1,521 observations
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
964 observations
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Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more
788 observations
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Megachile fortis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
292 observations
Flower visitors All
50 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most observed first.
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Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee
Megachile xylocopoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more
7,722 observations
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Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile mendica
7,473 observations
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Western Leafcutter Bee
Megachile perihirta
4,975 observations
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Patchwork Leafcutter Bee
Megachile centuncularis
4,540 observations
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Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile latimanus
4,206 observations
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
3,160 observations
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Texas Leafcutter Bee
Megachile texana
2,915 observations
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Unarmed Leafcutter Bee
Megachile inermis
2,435 observations