Specialist bees among native mining bees
207 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of plants, by observations.
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Clark's Mining Bee
Andrena clarkella
Pollen specialist on Salix
3,457 observations
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Spring Beauty Miner
Andrena erigeniae
Pollen specialist on Claytonia
2,972 observations
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Hairy-banded Mining Bee
Andrena hirticincta
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Grindelia and 1 more
2,526 observations
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Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
Andrena nubecula
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Euthamia
1,775 observations
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Frigid Mining Bee
Andrena frigida
Pollen specialist on Salix
1,403 observations
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Coneflower Mining Bee
Andrena rudbeckiae
Pollen specialist on Rudbeckia and Ratibida
1,129 observations
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Sunflower Mining Bee
Andrena helianthi
Pollen specialist on Helianthus
1,045 observations
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Perdita hirticeps
Pollen specialist on Stephanomeria
948 observations
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Aster Mining Bee
Andrena asteris
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia
823 observations
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California Fairy Bee
Perdita californica
Pollen specialist on Calochortus
541 observations
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Calliopsis subalpina
Pollen specialist on Sphaeralcea
359 observations
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Cranesbill Miner
Andrena distans
Pollen specialist on Geranium
349 observations
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California Poppy Fairy Bee
Perdita interrupta
Pollen specialist on Eschscholzia
334 observations
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Eight-spotted Fairy Bee
Perdita octomaculata
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Pityopsis and 4 more
294 observations
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Bare Dogwood Miner
Andrena integra
Pollen specialist on Cornus
283 observations
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Trout-lily Mining Bee
Andrena erythronii
Pollen specialist on Erythronium
280 observations
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Bradley's Mining Bee
Andrena bradleyi
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Kalmia and Chamaedaphne
271 observations
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Yellow-faced Miner Bee
Andrena aliciae
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 3 more
252 observations
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Red-tailed Mining Bee
Andrena erythrogaster
Pollen specialist on Salix
237 observations
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Death Camas Mining Bee
Andrena astragali
Pollen specialist on Toxicoscordion
222 observations
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Eastern Bare-Miner
Protandrena andrenoides
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Rudbeckia and 1 more
218 observations
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Passionflower Bee
Protandrena passiflorae
Pollen specialist on Passiflora
213 observations
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Desert-dandelion Nomadopsis
Calliopsis puellae
Pollen specialist on Chaenactis, Malacothrix, Baileya and 1 more
182 observations
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Black-legged Miner
Andrena nigripes
Pollen specialist on Nemophila
169 observations
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Parnassia Miner
Andrena parnassiae
Pollen specialist on Parnassia
167 observations
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Violet Miner
Andrena violae
Pollen specialist on Viola
149 observations
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All-pale Perdita
Perdita perpallida
Pollen specialist on Dalea
147 observations
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Calliopsis hesperia
Pollen specialist on Heliotropium
136 observations
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Heliotrope Fairy Bee
Perdita heliotropii
Pollen specialist on Heliotropium
135 observations
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Waterleaf Mining Bee
Andrena geranii
Pollen specialist on Hydrophyllum
131 observations
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Oenothera Miner
Andrena oenotherae
Pollen specialist on Camissonia
125 observations
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Golden-Alexanders Mining Bee
Andrena ziziae
Pollen specialist on Zizia
119 observations
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Andrena gardineri
Pollen specialist on Packera, Senecio and Gutierrezia
105 observations
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White-winged Fairy Bee
Perdita albipennis
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 4 more
97 observations
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Protandrena aethiops
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Verbesina and 1 more
94 observations
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Two-spotted Miner Bee
Andrena accepta
Pollen specialist on Helianthus and Grindelia
93 observations
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Blue-Phacelia Miner
Andrena palpalis
Pollen specialist on Phacelia
91 observations
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Encelia Megandrena
Megandrena enceliae
Pollen specialist on Larrea
87 observations
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Swenk's Fairy Bee
Perdita swenki
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Heterotheca and 1 more
85 observations
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Miner's Lettuce Miner
Andrena anisochlora
Pollen specialist on Claytonia
76 observations
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Carolina Miner Bee
Andrena carolina
Pollen specialist on Vaccinium and Gaylussacia
75 observations
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Andrena fulvipennis
Pollen specialist on Chrysopsis, Pityopsis and Heterotheca
73 observations
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Andrena cerebrata
Pollen specialist on Philadelphus
68 observations
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Globemallow Andrena
Andrena sphaeralceae
Pollen specialist on Sphaeralcea
68 observations
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Protandrena albitarsis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia and 3 more
68 observations
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Rugose Spurred-Miner
Protandrena rugosa
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Bidens, Silphium and 2 more
61 observations
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Black-and-red Miner
Andrena prima
Pollen specialist on Physaria and Lepidium
58 observations
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Lovely-horned Fairy Bee
Perdita callicerata
Pollen specialist on Heterotheca, Gutierrezia, Malacothrix and 3 more
53 observations
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Protandrena abdominalis
Pollen specialist on Monarda
52 observations
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Andrena braccata
Pollen specialist on Solidago and Euthamia
51 observations