Specialist bees among native Melittinae
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of plants, by observations.
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Dark-footed Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Macropis nuda
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
229 observations
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Melitta melittoides
Pollen specialist on Lyonia
52 observations
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Deerberry Blunt-Horn
Melitta eickworti
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium
30 observations
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Blueberry Blunt-horn
Melitta americana
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium
23 observations
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Macropis patellata
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
17 observations
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Fringed Loosestrife Oil Bee
Macropis ciliata
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
14 observations
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Macropis steironematis
Pollen specialist on Lysimachia
10 observations